Things must be really bad in Pakistan. Even the usually Islamophilic BBC has run and re-run a program on Assignment, "The Pakistan Connection", which "explores the ... web of links between Pakistan's security services and militant jihadists."
It's pretty grim listening: violent jihadis are rarely caught and when caught are almost always released, for fear of reprisals.
It's pretty grim listening: violent jihadis are rarely caught and when caught are almost always released, for fear of reprisals.
Does Pakistan consider some extremists to be useful allies? And does it turn a blind eye when the courts allow notorious killers to walk free? Owen Bennett-Jones investigates.Listen to it all. 25 minutes.
