Apr 3, 2008
Question of the Day: Where is Tariq Azizuddin?
It’s been almost two months since the kidnapping of Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin. His disappearance has received scant coverage. Granted his story has been drowned out by subsequent developments–namely, the elections and prolonged process of forming a government. But his name curiously goes unmentioned in the Pakistani press.
Isn’t it time for Pakistanis to ask, where is Ambassador Azizuddin? Who has him? What do they want?
Why his FAMILY is silent on this issue? On whose orders?
Good questions. Unfortunately, there are too many questions and almost zero answers. I would say the silence of the government, at least its bureaucratic corp, is understandable. It is in their interest to resolve this situation with minimal problematizing. But the usually feisty Pakistani media is silent. And I find that to be quite curious.