[lbo-talk] Pakistan: Sectarian Monster

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Sat Jun 18 06:57:54 PDT 2005


OutlookIndia.com

Web | Jun 09, 2005

VIEW FROM PAKISTAN

Sectarian Monster

The genie of sectarian violence refuses to be bottled and even as President Musharraf exhorts the people of Pakistan to adopt 'enlightened moderation', the country's tentative quest for a non-discriminatory liberal democracy continues to unravel.

AMIR MIR

The sectarian war between Pakistan's Shias and Sunnis is bloody and deadly. Available figures indicate that, between January 1989 and May 31, 2005 a total of 1,784 Pakistanis were killed, and another 4,279 injured in 1,866 incidents of sectarian violence and terror across the country. This averages out to over 100 persons per year over the past 17 years, with no end in sight. And there are some indications that the trends may worsen. Thus, 187 persons were killed and another 619 were injured in 19 incidents of sectarian violence in 2004. Within the first five months of 2005, 120 Pakistanis have already lost their lives, and 286 have been injured in 30 incidents of sectarian violence. http://outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050609&fname=pak&sid=1



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