Name: How Pakistan military compromised democracy by cutting a deal with fundamentalists
Uploaded: 2017-11-28T20:26:40+0000
Channel: Geeta Mohan
Description: Islamists had held the country to hostage after news emerged of proposed changes to the oath taken by lawmakers.

Politics

Islamic fundamentalists had held Pakistan to hostage for over two weeks after news emerged of proposed changes to the oath taken by incoming lawmakers.

&lt;p id='p_1'&gt;Many cities Pakistan&amp;nbsp;including Islamabad and Rawalpindi&amp;nbsp;were rocked by violent anti-blasphemy protests by Islamic fundamentalists.&amp;nbsp;The protesters, led by a little known group called Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan, alleged that Law minister Zahid Hamid was responsible for omitting a reference to Prophet Mohammad in a new version of the electoral oath.&lt;/p&gt;

How Pakistan military compromised democracy by cutting a deal with fundamentalists

Islamists had held the country to hostage after news emerged of proposed changes to the oath taken by lawmakers.