Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Pakistan attacks Date:   3/28/2016 2:13:21 PM

Accept at face value that the Christians on the board were likely attending church and doing the family thing on Easter Sunday.

Now, onto Pakistan attacks.  I figured that there would be an attack somewhere on Christians, just because it is a holy Christian day.  So they picked Pakistan, likely because it was convenient and in a country that is vastly Muslim, security wouldn't be present.  You are right, although it was mentioned that the attack had taken place, the media didn't dwell on it like they did Brussels.  In my opinion, this is likely because most Americans don't give a darn about Pakistan (those that can even find it on the map), because it harbored Osama Bin Laudin, there is a lot of violence in the country already (there is constant bombing between Pakistan and India, particularly on trains going between the two) and the north western corner of the country is controlled by radicals, whom th government can't control.  It's borders are porous.  This is a country where they they assassinated Benizhar Buto in cold blood. 

It is tragic that 65 were killed and many more injured. But we are not especially aligned with Pakistan as we are with Brussels and there weren't any Americans killed.  Now if you read the European press, there might be much more made of it.

I have been to Pakistan twice in the late 80s and I didn't find anything charming it about it.  They don't especially like Americans and aren't afriad to say so. So while I am sorry for the loss of life, I dont care as much about some dead Pakis.