Amy Goodman
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Tariq Ali on Lahore Bombing: Is the Pakistani Government Turning a Blind Eye to Taliban Violence?
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March 29, 2016
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13:23Now PlayingPakistan has launched a paramilitary operation following the Easter Day bombing in the country’s secondlargest city that killed 72 people, including 29 children. Another 340 were injured. A Taliban splinter group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a crowded amusement park in Lahore, the capital of Punjab, the country’s richest and most populous province. The attack occurred as members of the minority Christian community gathered to celebrate Easter Sunday. The Lahore attack was Pakistan’s deadliest since the December 2014 massacre of 134 schoolchildren at a militaryrun academy in Peshawar that prompted a government crackdown on Islamist militancy. We speak to BritishPakistani commentator Tariq Ali.
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