For the Calgary Herald
Something is rotten in the state of Pakistan.
Having been born and raised in Canada, there is a sort of remoteness between me and Pakistan, the birthplace of my immigrant parents.
Yet, I will forever be sentimentally attached to it.
That has made the recent string of ugly events in the country particularly sad for me to watch.
First, a nine-month-old baby was charged for attempted murder by some senseless clerics.
Then an old man was charged with blasphemy for reciting the Qur’an.
And now, tragically, a poor pregnant woman has been stoned to death by her family outside a courthouse in Lahore, the country’s second largest city, for marrying someone not approved of by her parents.
This happened in public, mind you, because that’s how acceptable such practices are seen to be.
Extremism is a widespread and corrosive force in the country.
An overpowering religious bigotry, proliferated by the mullahs, has created a deadly atmosphere for many and is seriously stunting the country’s growth.
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