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Pakistan widows, 'second' wives flee fighting but are denied aid

By Katharine Houreld and Saud Mehsud

BANNU PakistanFri Aug 1, 2014 11:51am BST

BANNU Pakistan (Reuters) - Thousands of women displaced by fighting in Pakistan are struggling to get food and other aid because they lack identity cards and conservative Muslim elders have forbidden them from going to distribution centres. The women are among nearly a...

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