As millions of Pakistanis voted today, jihadis with suspected links to the Pakistani Taliban targeted the democratic process. In Karachi, ten people died in a bomb blast outside an office of the Pashtun nationalist Awami National Party (ANP), while a roadside bomb in the same city targeted a bus carrying ANP supporters, killing one. Earlier this week, bombings targeted the rallies of Islamist parties, killing many.
These actions make it increasingly clear that Pakistan's jihadis view anyone at all, even Islamists, who engage in the democratic process as their enemies.
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There aren't enough bars jihadis would go to. Nowhere you could go, sit with a drink, and eavesdrop on the messy, convoluted and contradictory mess that is violent jihadism around the world. So instead we have the imaginary Sharaaabtoon, a place where various self-proclaimed mujahadeen will be brought forth to be seen and overheard, just as if they were the clientele of a bar. Remember: no shahada, no service. Twitter: @Sharaabtoon
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