Pakistan Appeal

(22 July 07 - RV ) Pakistani security forces killed six pro-Taliban militants in fighting in North Waziristan, today, after overnight battles left 13 rebels dead. Violence has intensified in the volatile tribal region on the border with Afghanistan after Islamist militants launched an offensive that has so far killed 180 people this month. The situation has caused many to forget about those affected by Cyclone Yemyin, whose Heavy rains just 4 weeks ago caused substantial destruction and drove scores of people from there homes in Sindh and Balochistan. Patrick Nicholson is a spokesperson for Caritas Internationalis. He told us that caritas launched an appeal this week after discovering that more than 2 million people have been affected.