Pakistan's Political Struggle

From: Kurpalo
Shocking reports explain the Pakistan Marriott hotel bombing, where a struggle arises between the militants and civilians. The death toll increases to 53, with a minimum of 266 people wounded and two Americans among the dead. An unbelievable 1300 pounds of explosives were used during the attack, creating a crater that was 60 feet wide/25 feet deep. Simply put, Pakistanis are fighting Pakistanis over a fear of democracy. This was supposedly a warning from Islamic militants to the new president that it should end all motions to stop al-Qaida and the Taliban. The Pakistani government is stuck between the United State's pursue of al-Qaida and al-Qaida's never ending attacks to end all cooperation with the United States.

I was absolutely astounded by this. It's unbelievable to what extremes people will go to just to make their points and get their ways. If al-Qaida is capable of killing hundreds of people in attacks such as these, as frequently as they are, it's only going to get worse. It must be extremely difficult for Pakistan's government to be stuck in the middle of the U.S's pursuits and of their own people firing back at them.

The militant groups in Pakistan are adamant in stopping Pakistan from taking any steps towards democracy. I think Amir Haider Khan Hoti, the chief minister of the North-West Frontier Province put it best, “There should be no letup now in fighting those who do not believe in negotiations and are bent upon causing destruction.” Neither side is giving up, so what's going to happen next?