Let's start with the facts not in dispute. The Pakistani military launched an attack on a school near the Afghan border yesterday which resulted in around eighty deaths.
Now onto the facts that are in dispute. The Pakistani military maintains that the madrasa was in actuality a terrorist training camp. Residents of the village where the attack took place contend that the dead were "children and religious seminarians".
Even the facts theoretically not in dispute, such as who actually fired the missiles, are openly being questioned with some in Pakistan asserting that the attack was really launched by NATO forces from across the border in Afghanistan. Irrespective of who launched the attack it is clear that it has had an unsettling effect on the truce between the Pakistani government and leaders in the tribal border area. However should it turn out that NATO did actually initiate the missle attack it will certainly damage relations with Pakistan that are already fragile.
The attack and the fear of unrest and reprisals related to it have also caused Prince Charles and the missus to cancel a visit to Peshawar as part of their royal visit. Imagine the disappointment in Peshawar at their loss.
Now onto the facts that are in dispute. The Pakistani military maintains that the madrasa was in actuality a terrorist training camp. Residents of the village where the attack took place contend that the dead were "children and religious seminarians".
Even the facts theoretically not in dispute, such as who actually fired the missiles, are openly being questioned with some in Pakistan asserting that the attack was really launched by NATO forces from across the border in Afghanistan. Irrespective of who launched the attack it is clear that it has had an unsettling effect on the truce between the Pakistani government and leaders in the tribal border area. However should it turn out that NATO did actually initiate the missle attack it will certainly damage relations with Pakistan that are already fragile.
The attack and the fear of unrest and reprisals related to it have also caused Prince Charles and the missus to cancel a visit to Peshawar as part of their royal visit. Imagine the disappointment in Peshawar at their loss.
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