Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Will Pakistan’s grief force it to cut ties with Islamic militants?

By Matthew Green December 17, 2014

Pakistan’s army knew it would pay a price when it launched an offensive in the mountains of North Waziristan. But even in their worst imaginings, few officers could have foreseen the way revenge would be served: an attack on an Army-run school that cost the lives of 132 students. Many were the teenage sons of soldiers.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

The blasphemy law in Pakistan


Contemptuous
For once, the government pushes back on intolerance
Sep 8th 2012 | ISLAMABAD | from the print edition
The Economist