I was always aware of its geographical location, and differences with India.
Personally, never had a dog in that fight, between India and Pakistan, but things have changed.
In the past few years, Pakistan has become a very important place.
A nation with nuclear bombs, delivery systems and under attack by radical Muslims, i.e. Taliban, Pakistan deserves close attention.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Three people were killed Tuesday in a suicide bombing outside a club for Pakistani journalists in this northwestern city, as Islamic militants continued a two-month spree of violence that has further destabilized this politically fragile nation.
Dollars to donuts, a measure of a nations prosperity and freedom of press is directly connected.
Militants have called the string of attacks a response to a military operation against the Pakistani Taliban in a mountainous region near the Afghan border. No area of the country has been hit harder than Peshawar, the volatile capital of the province edging that region. Though most attacks have targeted security forces, militants have also struck a market, a mosque and now -- for the first time, authorities said -- reporters in the city. Pakistani journalists are "facing the wrath of terrorists" because they publicize militants' bad deeds, said Mian Iftikhar Hussain, a government spokesman for the Northwest Frontier Province, who spoke to reporters on the scene.
The attack on Monday sent shock waves through Pakistan's media community, though journalists in Peshawar said they were not surprised they were targeted. The press club, a popular gathering spot for journalists in the restive city, had received recent threats and boosted its security in response, Shahid said
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122200219.html?hpid=artslot
It is impossible for me to know what it is like to live in fear for just expressing my views.
After all, I am also a journalist.
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