The Pakistani people have also demonstrated an amazing degree of good will in welcoming a large population of foreigners into their country. There have been some incidences of conflict. of course. but in general the Pak and Afghan communities have coexisted in general harmony. While the situation has been handled well to date. the problem is that the current outflow of refugees. now running at about 100.000 a month is threatening to overwhelm available resources. Foraging by the refugees and their flocks for wood and grass have further denuded the barren hillsides threatening the ecological base of the frontier region. Pakistan Government resources are becoming severely strained and the international relief organizations are reaching the extent of their resources. The good will of the Pakistani people also has limits.
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