From the summer of 2007 to late 2008, more than 1,500 people were killed in suicide and other attacks on civilians. The attacks has been attributed to a number of sources: sectarian violence - mainly between Sunni and Shia Muslims - the origin of which is blamed by some on initiated from 1977 to 1988; the easy availability of guns and explosives of a "kalishnikov culture" and influx of ideologically driven "Afghan Arabs" based in or near Pakistan, originating from and the subsequent war against the Afghan communist in the 1980s which blew back into Pakistan; Islamist insurgent groups and forces such as the Taliban and lasker -e- Taiba; Pakistan's thousands of fundamentalist madrassas which are thought by some to provide training for little except jihad; secessionists movements - the most significant of which is the Balochistan liberation movement - blamed on regionalism problematic in a country with Pakistan's diverse cultures, languages, traditions and customs.
it is happening due to the low rate of litercay
ReplyDeleteIts confusing how Pakistan is a US ally in this war, yet often accused of supporting Taliban presence in northern provinces. More or less it comes down to American defination of terrorism. We are no slaves to American's policy and the sooner our leaders realize this, the better. Its true that we are trapped in self-defeating strategy.
ReplyDeleteterrorism whereever it is can never be justified..and same goes for our current situation as well..but if killing of civilians counts as terorism, then one should not overlook the massive killings of civilians in northern areas of Pakistan as a result of US Drone attacks!!!...these are intolerable terrorist attacks supported by democratice establishments of the world!!
ReplyDeletevery well written .... yeah the state of affairs in pakistan are terrible... Xx
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