Did Pakistan's president provoke an ethnic war last weekend? (Slate)

By Nicholas Schmidle

Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 4:04 PM ET
Police amid the billowing tear gas. Click image to expand.Police in Karachi on May 13
Last Sunday, in the seaside metropolis of Karachi, I ducked behind a khaki-colored armored personnel carrier that was parked on an abandoned street littered with broken glass, stones, and spent bullet casings. Around me, police and paramilitary Rangers

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By Nicholas Schmidle

Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 4:04 PM ET
Police amid the billowing tear gas. Click image to expand.Police in Karachi on May 13
Last Sunday, in the seaside metropolis of Karachi, I ducked behind a khaki-colored armored personnel carrier that was parked on an abandoned street littered with broken glass, stones, and spent bullet casings. Around me, police and paramilitary Rangers

For Complete Story, Please visit Slate.com