Amputees struggle in Taliban-torn Pakistan FEATURE 02/18/2010

Amputees struggle in Taliban-torn Pakistan FEATURE 02/18/2010 PESHAWAR — Laiba is only seven years old, but she’s a poster girl for thousands of Pakistanis who have lost limbs in the war between Islamist militants and the armed forces. The girl, whose name means “Fairy of the Heavens,” was shopping in Peshawar with her uncle for a new pair of socks for the Muslim festival of Eid in November 2008 when tragedy struck. Their car was travelling alongside a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary. Mistaking them for potential suicide bombers, her father says, troops raked the vehicle with gunfire, shattering Laiba’s left leg.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100218com6.html

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