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...siege ended, however, another began in Pakistan. Two gunmen entered the Karachi offices of a Christian NGO, tied up the workers, and summarily executed seven of them before escaping. Since Musharraf sided with the West in the war on terror, militants who were once sent to fight in Kashmir have refocused their efforts at home. According to local authorities, at least one fatwa has been issued against Musharraf and pro-American interests in the country?TIME has learned the bombing at the U.S. consulate in Karachi in June was an answer to that call to arms. "What Musharraf is doing...
...murderous attacks in Akshardham Temple in Gujarat, the offices of a Christian NGO in Karachi, and during an Anantnag election campaign in Kashmir that rocked South Asia last week, left both men reeling at home and facing similar dilemmas: give in to extremists and further destabilize the region, or hold the line domestically and face political fallout. "They are each other's best friends, these Hindu fundamentalists and the Islamic fundamentalists," said New Delhi peace activist Sheba Chhachhi. "And now these attacks will help them both...
...incendiary focal point for most of these fanatics, once again, is Kashmir. As the second phase of elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir got underway last week?touted as a step towards fair and representative self-rule in the long-troubled region?the Indian Prime Minister asserted that the process proved his commitment to Kashmiri sovereignty and, despite claims to the contrary from local residents, support for Indian stewardship. Meanwhile, Musharraf, forced by the U.S. to retreat from supporting an insurgency movement in Kashmir, discovered that the anger of Pakistan's domestic jihadis is a destructive force that...
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...attacks left both countries searching for a response. India has, in a sense, given the militants cover to claim their motive as redress for earlier mistreatment, without mentioning Kashmir. New Delhi insisted this was a terrorist canard?the latest investigations suggest the temple assailants, both Pakistani, had probably arrived by train from Jammu and Kashmir that same afternoon?but it still clouds the picture of the country's enemies and leaves the door open to additional attacks, and potential retaliation. Furthermore, it puts Vajpayee in an increasingly tight spot between the international community and the hard-core elements...