One Year After Attack, Pakistan Claims Changed Policy

When militants stormed a school in Pakistan’s northern city Peshawar one year ago and killed more than 130 children, the shock and outrage rallied the country against militancy. Politicians who were previously in favor of talking with the Pakistani Taliban to make a peace deal backed out. The army intensified an operation in the lawless tribal region that was previously considered a safe haven for violent extremists of all kinds. The government announced a National Action Plan to deal...

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