Between Two Rocks - Pakistan

November 2009

For the last decade Peshawar has lived under increasing threat from the Taliban. As hostilities reach fever pitch, human rights issues have increased in tandem. Ordinary Pakistanis have never been more vunerable.
Four of my colleagues were killed, tells Sarfaraz Hkan, a local music shop owner. The Taliban calls the music Hkan sells un-Islamic, and the bullet holes in his shop walls are a clear warning for anyone daring to go against Sharia law. With policemen being executed by the Taliban, its understandable that theyre reluctant to fight back but this lack of action makes it seem the police is helping the Taliban. Meanwhile people are disappearing from Pakistans streets and are being held in illegal detention centres. Aisha Masoods father disappeared 4 years ago. Shes campaigned worldwide for the release of the illegally detained but she has no hope for the situation. I just feel desperate.

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[KhanZazai]

its more beneficial for the world to dissolve pakistan back to india. return the terrotories belonging to afghanistan problem finished. pakistan is itself a scandulous govn't good for nothing.

[450hp202turbo]

you never have rule and order when the police and army are all corrupt

[lliiaamm0099]

@shadowofears fuck of it is a shithole

[shadowofears]

God bless Pakistan!

[es3pz3y]

@Sturmpionier

Yeah yeah yeah.. Asshole..

Imma paki and i look better than you douchebag... Get a life.. hater

[MobeenAftab]

i dont know if that dosent work then truly there is no such thing as true peace where every one will get along. its just the world and its almost impossible to change

[sappho01]

That's not why America is there. There is a plan to build a pipeline supplying natural gas from Iran through Pakistan to India. That would really be a boost to this region. America does not want it. And if the pipeline happens, America would like to control it. Iran has vast reserves of natural gases. So the hostilities towards Iran can also be used to justify an attack on that country later by US.

[sappho01]

The student leader is such a fake guy to quote. In South Asia most such student groups are fledgling splinters of political parties. The student leaders are usually thugs.

[ethiotoronto]

what beheading part? there was a cop who was about to be shot and a man that was beaing beaten with sitck

[01dewdrop]

Coz we r fucking america in Afghanistan.

If u want something then come here!!!!!!!!!!!

[davidsolo]

FUCK ISLAM!

[popinjay3000]

and would that meke them happy enough to allow people a democratic vote to choose whoever they wanted, i dont think so, i agree that the amaricans must leave but then what??