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Pakistan: Missing en route to the West — Global Us

January 17, 2025

Traffickers promote migration out of Pakistan – but the journey is treacherous and many don’t make it. Nurses bring antivirals and HIV medication to deprived parts of Johannesburg. Brazil's “Hurricane Truck of Joy” makes feet stamp and hearts sing.

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