Supporters of Pakistani religious charity organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa rally against restrictions and crackdowns on their organization, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, in Lahore, Pakistan. Dozens of protesters rallied against the United Nations for branding the Pakistani charity that runs their schools a terrorist front. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)From Yahoo News/AP:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The black-and-white flag of Jamaat-ud-Dawa still flutters over a relief camp for survivors of an earthquake that hit a remote corner of Pakistan in October.
But bearded medics who work with the group had vanished from the huddle of tents and mud huts when a half-dozen police showed up to close the operation following allegations the charity was linked to militants blamed for the deadly Mumbai attacks in India.
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My Comment: History and culture, mixed with religion .... this is Pakistan's curse. It has also been its blessing ... but not for now.
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