Faizabad protestors settled for so lessIt is a surrender so abject that the mind is numb and the heart sinks. In one brief page and six half-hearted points, the protesters surrendered their opportunity to a mob that poses to be the government. Something profound changed in radical Islamists’ ability to get their way and the reverberations will be felt for a long time. The protestors have been humiliated and the TLY’s Rizvi faction has further improved its standing with the party’s following — but at what cost to the mullahs? A menacing precedent has been set by the state leadership that will surely embolden others and invite copycats.

Source: Pakistan Today November 30, 2017 12:56 UTC