A video of President Bush learning to play cricket on his trip to Pakistan. His visit was marked by intense security precautions and the banning of all protests, including one in the neighboring town of Rawalpindi. Apparently, Imran Khan's political party, Insaaf, held a protest despite the ban and police beat and arrested many of those assembled. Imran Khan was placed under house arrest.
It seems that President Musharraf is ruling with an increasingly heavy hand, which may only make things worse in Pakistan. It doesn't make much sense to me why he banned a protest in another city, that on the surface, was peaceful in nature and would not have posed any security risk to Bush. Umm, Musharraf? I realize you're walking a tough line, but seriously, let a little (political) freedom ring...
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I would be protesting, too, if Bush was playing cricket...
;)
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