Pakistan Is Still Denying Reality

(Family photo) - Amna Batool, 20, was killed with her two best friends when a suicide bomber struck at the entrance of a women's cafeteria. Her father said she was an excellent student who was involved in debate and drama.

Shaken By Increase In Attacks Since 2001, Many Pakistanis Fault U.S. -- Washington Post

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Muhammad Irfan Malik is a banker, and he relies on numbers to tell the story of his daughter’s death.

She was 17 years and 2 months old, a college student who had scored 800 out of 850 on high school graduation exams. On Oct. 20, 2009, she was with classmates in her university cafeteria when a suicide bomber detonated explosives that launched 46 ball bearings into her body. She died 43 days later, leaving her family to suffer incalculable grief.

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My Comment: 9/11 changed everything for the U.S. .... but it also impacted other countries .... Pakistan included. Pakistan's support for militant groups engaged in international terrorism coupled with providing sanctuary for terror leaders like Osama bin Laden .... has developed an environment of extremism and violence that has not only clearly shocked Pakistanis, but it has also brought about blow-back from those who blame Pakistan for this rise of extremism.

My prediction on what is going to happen .... Pakistanis will still continue to deny the role that their country is playing in promoting international terrorism, and in return the violence, extremism, and economic dislocation will not only continue to grow .... but in fact will accelerate.