{"id":1794,"date":"2003-07-07T01:05:31","date_gmt":"2003-07-07T06:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2003-07-07T01:05:31","modified_gmt":"2003-07-07T06:05:31","slug":"sectarian_killings_threaten_pakistans_slow_climb_to_normalcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/07\/sectarian_killings_threaten_pakistans_slow_climb_to_normalcy\/","title":{"rendered":": Sectarian Killings Threaten Pakistan&#8217;s Slow Climb To Normalcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/ee_images\/quetta_funeral.jpg\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>With all the work Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been putting into rebuilding the country\u2019s shattered economic and political landscape, you\u2019d think he was about to start an election campaign.  His recent 18-day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menafn.com%2Fqn_news_story_s.asp%3FStoryId%3D23088\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">US-European<\/a> tour netted him much goodwill, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeerah.info%2FNews%2520archives%2F2003%2520News%2520archives%2FJuly%2520%2F3n%2FPakistan%2520Willing%2520to%2520Send%2520Troops%2520to%2520Iraq%2520Musharraf.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">lifting<\/a> of a freeze of defense sales to Pakistan from Germany, and a promise for $3 billion in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hipakistan.com%2Fen%2Fdetail.php%3FnewsId%3Den31017%26F_catID%3D%26f_type%3Dsource\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">US economic aid<\/a> (although no delivery F-16s previously paid for).  On the front with India, tensions have eased enough for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hipakistan.com%2Fen%2Fdetail.php%3FnewsId%3Den30623%26F_catID%3D%26f_type%3Dsource\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">restoring<\/a> of ambassador posts, resumption of Pakistan-India <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com%2Fcontent%2Fview%3FcontentId%3D1503920\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cricket matches<\/a>, and reopening of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fworld%2Fwire%2Fsns-ap-india-pakistan-buses%2C0%2C7979710.story%3Fcoll%3Dsns-ap-world-headlines\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">transit links<\/a> between the countries.  Musharraf has even been making <a href=\"http:\/\/famulus.msnbc.com%2FFamulusIntl%2Freuters07-03-063213.asp%3Freg%3DASIA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">nightly patrols<\/a> of Karachi\u2019s beaches in order to stress crime-reduction efforts.  \u201cThere is no law and order problem in Pakistan,\u201d said Musharraf to nervous French investors during his trip abroad. \u201cThat is in the past now.\u201d  <a href=\"http:\/\/nation.ittefaq.com%2Fartman%2Fpublish%2Farticle_3068.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Not so fast, Pervez<\/a>.  Attacks on religious minorities in the last few days have claimed over 50 lives, as militant groups upset with Musharraf\u2019s cosiness with the West try to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hinduonnet.com%2Fthehindu%2Fholnus%2F03042207.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">derail the train<\/a> to stability.  In one attack, over 50 <a href=\"http:\/\/asia.reuters.com%2FnewsArticle.jhtml%3Ftype%3DtopNews%26storyID%3D3042424\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shi\u2019a Muslims<\/a> in Quetta were killed in a suicide attack.  Another attack <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my%2Fnews%2Fstory.asp%3Ffile%3D%2F2003%2F7%2F5%2Flatest%2F12829RomanCath%26sec%3Dlatest\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">claimed the life<\/a> of a Roman Catholic priest in Pakistan\u2019s embattled Christian community.  Despite pointing the finger at \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabtimesonline.com%2Farabtimes%2Fbreakingnews%2Fview.asp%3FmsgID%3D1931\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">foreign<\/a>\u201d involvement in the crimes (namely India and Taliban remnants), Pakistan is <a href=\"http:\/\/asia.reuters.com%2FnewsArticle.jhtml%3Ftype%3DworldNews%26storyID%3D3041275\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cracking down<\/a> on militant groups at home, blaming them for ruining Pakistan\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk%2Fdefault.asp%3Fpage%3Dstory_7-7-2003_pg3_3\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">image abroad<\/a>. \u201cThis looks pretty bad,\u201d said Pakistani economist Arshad Arif, \u201cparticularly in the <a href=\"http:\/\/asia.reuters.com%2FnewsArticle.jhtml%3Ftype%3DbusinessNews%26storyID%3D3040720\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">context<\/a> that President Musharraf 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