The first bullet

Zaigham Khan, thenews.com.pk

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Since 1977, religious extremism in Pakistan has been associated with three factors: sectarianism, the Afghan jihad and the Kashmir jihad. Sectarian fault lines became important after the Iranian revolution, when both Iran and Saudi Arabia were allowed to carry out their ‘public diplomacy’ [JB emphasis] in Pakistan through supporting militant sectarian outfits. ...