An Ethnic Patchwork

In Pakistan, a federation of ethnically distinct provinces and other areas, the sense of national identity has long been fragile.

SOURCE: www.achrweb.org, CIA | GRAPHIC: Richard Furno - The Washington Post - January 07, 2008

This Story Strains Intensify in Pakistan's Ethnic Patchwork Article \| KARACHI, Pakistan -- To Khaled Chema, an unemployed 32-year-old living in a sprawling slum of this mega-city by the sea, Benazir Bhutto wasn't assassinated because she opposed extremism and advocated democracy. She was killed because, like him, she was a Sindhi. U.S. Officials Review Approach in Pakistan Full Coverage: Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) Special Report: Discord in Pakistan An Ethnic Patchwork		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: www.achrweb.org, CIA \| GRAPHIC: Richard Furno - The Washington Post - January 07, 2008 ¬es=In Pakistan, a federation of ethnically distinct provinces and other areas, the sense of national identity has long been fragile." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: www.achrweb.org, CIA \| GRAPHIC: Richard Furno - The Washington Post - January 07, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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