RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Not very long ago, one of Malik Naeem's favorite pastimes was an afternoon jaunt to McDonald's with his granddaughters for french fries and a tour of the playground. Islamabad, the Pakistani capital where Naeem lives with his family, seemed sheltered from far-off concerns about growing militancy and insecurity along the Afghan border. That changed in an instant last September, when militants attacked the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, just a few seconds' drive from the Pakistani Parliament and Supreme Court buildings. The high-profile attack on a popular public establishment in a heavily guarded area meant that no place in Pakistan was safe any longer. These days, playtime for Naeem's granddaughters is limited to the family's walled-in front yard.
Rights & Wrongs in Pakistan: The Normalcy of Crisis
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