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Pakistani farmers fight Army`s expanding empire:The Indian Express
Village 5/4-l (Pakistan), July 03: Ownership or death`` is the slogan farmers here have adopted in their fight for the land their forefathers first tilled nearly a century ago. But the farmers have a formidable foe: Their landlord is the Pakistani army
Village 5/4-l (Pakistan), July 03: Ownership or death’’ is the slogan farmers here have adopted in their fight for the land their forefathers first tilled nearly a century ago. But the farmers have a formidable foe: Their landlord is the Pakistani army
A contractual change instituted three years ago transformed the farmers from sharecroppers to renters. Many tenants are angered by the change, which they say is intended to drive them off the land at Okara Military Farms — a 17,000-acre grain and dairy operation that’s one of numerous Pakistani businesses run by the military. Seven villagers have died in clashes with police or paramilitary forces since 2000, say leaders of the movement.