Pakistan's Descent Into An Extreme Islamic State Continues

Pakistan Faces A Divide Of Age On Muslim Law -- New York Times

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Cheering crowds have gathered in recent days to support the assassin who riddled the governor of Punjab with 26 bullets and to praise his attack — carried out in the name of the Prophet Muhammad — as an act of heroism. To the surprise of many, chief among them have been Pakistan’s young lawyers, once seen as a force for democracy.

Their energetic campaign on behalf of the killer has caught the government flat-footed and dismayed friends and supporters of the slain politician, Salman Taseer, an outspoken proponent of liberalism who had challenged the nation’s strict blasphemy laws. It has also confused many in the broader public and observers abroad, who expected to see a firm state prosecution of the assassin.

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My Comment: This has been developing for a very long time. The education system promotes Islamic extremism and anti-Christian/Hindu/Jewish propaganda. The political class always blames outsiders for their failings. The Pakistani media's rabid anti-Western coverage gives no opportunity to provide an alternative point of view. The military/intelligence services have been infiltrated by so many Islamic radical sympathizers, that any purge is now next to impossible to accomplish. And now .... the legal system is finding itself becoming a major proponent of Islamic law and its more extreme tenets.

And one more thing (before I forget) .... Pakistan has a lot of nuclear weapons.