Supporters of Jamaat-ud-Dawa demonstrate near UN officesin Pakistan-administered Kashmir last Friday. Reuters
From Spiegel Online:
Pakistan's President Zardari is trying to avoid a conflict with India without completely alienating his own powerful army. The attempt may be doomed. His crackdown on Islamists suspected of planning the Mumbai attacks has already made him many enemies within the military.
Muridke is an industrial city 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of the Pakistani city of Lahore. In its maze of small streets lined with countless shops and workshops, there is not even a small sign to identify the local offices of the charity organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
The entrance to the quarters of the charity's god-fearing, devoutly Islamic employees is secured with floodlights and barbed wire. The guards wear long beards and speak hurriedly into their radios. After a long wait, they open the iron gate.
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My Comment: A long but good article that summarizes the conflict going on in Pakistan.
