Terrific Atimes article, on the Islamic solution for Pakistan…
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Ideas before bullets
By Asim Salahuddin
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE01Df02.html
The current crisis of militancy gripping Pakistan is the most serious threat to the integrity of the state since the loss of East Pakistan in the war of 1971 that led to the creation of Bangladesh.
Pakistan today is surrounded by hostile neighbors, is [...]

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His point [...]