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Fourteen years ago a wise man ruled the country. He enjoyed the support of his people. But some of his treacherous generals thought he wasn't that smart. Pakistan: An Epidemic Of Extortion. By SATP By Ambreen Agha Pakistan’s business community has been plagued by an acute menace of extortion backed by terrorist groups, in Sindh, Punjab and, more recently, the tribal areas, though the scale differs in each Province.
The worst hit is Karachi, the capital of Sindh and the financial capital of the country, followed by Punjab. The extortion networks have penetrated deep into the system with multiple overlaps of various terrorist, criminal and political organisations, and little hope for relief to the beleaguered target communities. Pakistan. Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests.