Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Pakistan: Is the government losing control

Fundamentalists are gaining a stronger hold in Pakistan, both politically and socially, largely down to the authorities' inaction following the devastating floods last year.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: France 24 | TV
By France 24 | April 4, 2011

When Pakistan's Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated for opposing the country's controversial blasphemy law, the majority of his colleagues shunned his funeral.

It was seen as a sign that the government's becoming increasingly afraid of upsetting powerful Islamist groups. Fundamentalists are gaining a stronger hold in Pakistan, both politically and socially, largely down to the authorities' inaction following the devastating floods last year. [more in video report]



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  1. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    http://blogs.cbn.com/globallane/archive/2011/04/05/american-muslim-group-condemns-terrorist-attack.aspx

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  2. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA21/009/2011/en/28e8a786-1123-44e3-b918-4a1435518905/asa210092011en.html

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