Since the day Malala Yousufzai was shot by the Taliban in her home - TopicsExpress

Since the day Malala Yousufzai was shot by the Taliban in her home town in Swat, social discourse on the subject in Pakistan drifted into two distinct directions. While the international, particularly Western civil society and media, accepted Malala as a heroine and a universal icon for women’s education and rights, many of us in Pakistan generally looked the other way. On the societal level, all kinds of conspiracy theories were linked with Malala’s plight and growing popularity, especially on the international stage. Meanwhile, at the government level a marked indifference was seen. The new PML-N government didn’t deem it fit to even send a representative to the recent UN special assembly held last week on Malala’s sixteenth birthday. Even the Obama Administration kept itself away from the celebration and didn’t send any official representative, perhaps because it is itself in talks with the Taliban. One could say the same about the Pakistan government as well, which seems eager to want to establish a dialogue with the Taliban in Pakistan. The Pakistani state is virtually on the defensive while the militants have over time become more organised and aggressive. The latter has happened in large part due to the inaction and confusion among mainstre

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