Pakistan Saint Francis High School巴基斯坦圣弗兰西斯高中.pptVIP

Pakistan Governor of Punjab assassinated (b/c allowed freedom of speech) / ppl cheering for assassin Why don’t the ppl want freedom of speech? Terrorists training whites to carry out acts of terrorism – recruited from and trained in Europe, Somalia, W. Asia Why would western people join this group of terrorists? Pakistan is becoming 5th leading nuclear weapons power in world … trying to keep up w/ India – energy + weapons How does Pakistan intend to use its nuclear power? Should we be concerned? Devastating floods … 4m still homeless Why isn’t the gov’t helping? Afghanistan Opium production – grows well there, esp. in winter; Taliban supports opium production … source of $$ … hard to get rid of opium trade How does opium compare to other drugs in terms of sales? How popular is it? What’s the difference b/t Taliban and Al Qaeda? Pakistan Afghanistan Afghan, Pakistani, Indian leaders met – seek to stop culture of consumerism esp. b/c of impact on environment; environmental impact Karzai – will efforts to stop pollution lead to efforts to stop the war? Will efforts to decrease pollution lead to use of more nuclear energy? Pakistani soldier killed in clash in border dispute w/ Afghans ? violence. Both sides said other provoked them. Who started the violence? What was the motive? What’s the nature of Pakistani-Afghani border relations? Terrorists bouncing back and forth b/t Afghanistan and Pakistan