Taliban take 500 children hostage in Army school in Peshawar

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51. Thank you. And you are right.

The obsession with Kashmir is something that must be let go of. in fact, the Kashmir issue has mostly becoming some egotistical thing now, not really something that the actual people care about.

Pakistan is by no means innocent in its history with the Taliban, as you have said. Many of the decisions taken by Musharraf at the time were condemned by us. And yes, even in our history books, Zia ul Haq is not painted as much of a 'good guy'.
I simply wished to establish that the Taliban and military are not the same, as proven by their hostility towards each other..but you are right that this may only be what it is now when the dictators are out of the picture...it is a depressing thought.

I would like to point out that, as a middle-class citizen, Nawaz Sharif's government is anything but democratic. i myself was witness to the very huge amount of corruption and vote-rigging involved during his rise to power. it also doesn't boost the confidence of people here, when the man has been accused, and proven, to be a murderer, and yet has nothing to show for it.

I personally do not support Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif, but in Pakistan when it comes to politicians, there is no good or bad, only trying to choose the lesser of two evils. regardless of where either of the two lead us, it seems that the actual citizens of Pakistan are either unheard, or just brainwashed by patriotic words, due to their illiteracy.

these are just the opinions of a 20yr old though. i know there is much that i, even as a citizen, am unaware of. but you have given me a lot to think about. so thank you.