Shooting of Pakistan girl activist sparks outrage
By REBECCA SANTANA and RIAZ KHAN | Associated Press – 4 mins 48 secs ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban gunman after daring to advocate education for girls and criticize the militant group.
The shooting of Malala Yousufzai on Tuesday in the town of Mingora in the volatile Swat Valley horrified Pakistanis across the religious, political and ethnic spectrum.
In newspapers, on TV and in social media forums, Pakistanis voiced their disgust with the attack, and expressed their admiration for a girl who spoke out against the Taliban when few dared.
Even the country's top military officer — a man who rarely makes public statements — condemned the shooting and visited the Peshawar hospital to check on the teenager.
"In attacking Malala, the terrorist have failed to grasp that she is not only an individual, but an icon of courage and hope who vindicates the great sacrifices that the people of Swat and the nation gave, for wresting the valley from the scourge of terrorism," Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said in a statement.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
THE TALIBAN HURT THEMSELVES...AGAIN
The Pakistanis don't like the US drone strikes and they also don't like the Taliban extremists:
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I wonder who teaches the Taliban since even strict Saudi Arabia educates their women.
I don't know but since Islam doesn't have anything like a Pope, I suppose almost anything goes.
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