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Article: One woman who inspired Pakistanis to rise against intelligence agencies
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- The Hindustan Times
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- November 23, 2007
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Lahore, Nov. 23 -- Amina Masood Janjua was an ordinary housewife until July 30, 2005, when Pakistani intelligence agencies arrested her husband on charges that have yet to be made clear.
Janjua's husband was locked away in an undisclosed location without a trial and has not been heard since.
According to a report released on PBS's website on September 6, international human rights groups estimate that several hundred Pakistanis have disappeared under the government label of "terrorism suspects" since September 11.
For many, their crime was apparently being either an overly devout Muslim or an outspoken critic of President Pervez Musharraf.
The report by David Montero contends that most ...