At least 22 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

[Nikos]

http://www.reuters.com/article/world...5340TR20090405

CHAKWAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of minority Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan on Sunday killing 22 people a day after a deadly suicide attack in the capital, police said.
Pakistan is crucial to U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan and U.S. President Barack Obama has said the release of additional U.S. aid to the nuclear-armed country depends on how it tackles terrorism.
The attack in the central city of Chakwal came a day after a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft killed 13 people including militants in the northwest and a suicide bomber killed eight soldiers in Islamabad.
About 2,000 people had gathered at a Shi'ite religious center in Chakwal, about 100 km (60 miles) south of Islamabad, for a ceremony when the bomber struck.
"There was a break in the ceremony and some people were going out and others were coming in when all of a sudden a young man tried to run into the crowd," said witness Amjad Hussain.
"When guards tried to stop him at the gate he blew himself up."

Pakistan continues to have problems and deteriorate, this is not good for the region or the world.

[ShADoW]

...Sigh...I wonder what the Pakistani military does while Taliban is running around the NWFP.

[Nikos]

...Sigh...I wonder what the Pakistani military does while Taliban is running around the NWFP.

Drink Chai and eat Tandoori? Because that is all tey seem to be doing, they are completely ineffective in handling the situation. Or don't WANT to handle the situation.

[ShADoW]

Drink Chai and eat Tandoori? Because that is all tey seem to be doing, they are completely ineffective in handling the situation. Or don't WANT to handle the situation.

Heard the President is a big drinker LOL

[Nikos]

Heard the President is a big drinker LOL

There is our answer!
Seriously though, the situation over there is very worrying. Pakistan has nuclear weapons. Having such an unstable state with nuclear weapons is very dangerous.

[Keravnos]

It is alarming, gotta admit.

[ShADoW]

There is our answer!
Seriously though, the situation over there is very worrying. Pakistan has nuclear weapons. Having such an unstable state with nuclear weapons is very dangerous.

Well, if the Taliban does take control of Pakistan..thats just a huge insult to the US as seeig the war in Afghanistan would have been a huge waste. Pakistan should address this problem with some force, they've been feeding these extremists but now it back to bite them in their arse.

Anyways the Taliban only have trucks with a machine gun on the back, Pakistan atleast have tanks.

[IndianPrince]

There is our answer!
Seriously though, the situation over there is very worrying. Pakistan has nuclear weapons

Thatz not the alarming part. The alarming part is, its arch rival has those too. And any kind of radical lunatic wont see reason before using it on India. The retaliation would be catastrophic, but by then the damage would've been done.

Prince

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As long as that zardari is in power, i don't think things are gonna change anytime soon. The US should put more pressure on the military, because they are the key player in this mess.

[ShADoW]

As long as that zardari is in power, i don't think things are gonna change anytime soon. The US should put more pressure on the military, because they are the key player in this mess.

Funny how in these countries the military CAN have more power than the government itself, kinda scary if you ask me.

It's not just the Taliban I'm worried about. There is the ISI. Plus there are other radical Islamist elements inside Pakistan that are far more dangerous to the stability of the country then the Taliban.

*In a brown accent* Well somebody needs a beating then (ISI)
Well anyways Taliban is more zealous than those other Islamist elements, i bet they go to the Mosque together and get some ed up influences from the Taliban, they should focus on Taliabn because im sure they have a bigger influence on these tribes.