Deadliest attack in fifteen months threatens government plans for more ‘educated, progressive’ Pakistan THE suicide bomber who slaughtered dozens of Pakistanis enjoying a day in the park to celebrate Easter Sunday probably had another target: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s vision of a more liberal, inclusive democracy in the Muslim-majority nation.As of mid-Monday, 72 people were dead, including many women and children. Scores more were fighting for their lives in hospitals throughout Lahore, the biggest city in Punjab and Mr Sharif’s hometown.The attack was the deadliest since Taliban fighters entered an army school in December 2014 and massacred 134 students, shooting some point blank in the head. That strike prompted Mr Sharif and military leaders to enact new measures to fight terrorists, leading to a reduction in violence that helped spur investor interest in the frontier economy.The latest bloodbath represents another pivot point for Mr Sharif. In recent months he’s called for ...
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