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for "religion and ethics newsweekly," this is fred de sam lazaro in karachi, pakistan. finally, on our calendar, hindus are celebrating navaratri. the nine-day festival marks the triumph of good over evil and honors god in the popular form of universal mother, commonly referred to as durga or shakti. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. and visit our website, where there is always much more, and where you can listen to or watch each of our programs. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, more scenes from the pope's trip to assisi. ♪ yeah, uh-huh, you know what it is ♪ ♪ black and yellow, black and yellow ♪ ♪ black and yellow, black and yellow ♪ ♪ yeah, uh-huh rachel: we're all feeling the love. how 'bout you out there? woo! tyler: that's good. so we got some good stuff lined up for you guys, including a special performance by ra the mc! give it up for her, that's right, that's right! but first, let's get serious for a moment, guys. how many people know someone wh

. >> reporter: most churches in pakistan, like karachi's trinity methodist, are the legacy of british colonial rule. st. patrick's cathedral was built to serve irish catholic soldiers in the british army. today's christians are less than 2% of pakistan's population. most are descendants of people converted from hinduism or islam by missionaries, generations, in some cases centuries, ago. they consider themselves fully pakistani. but often, catholic archbishop joseph coutts says, that's not how they're perceived. >> because of our colonial past christianity has been, is being identified with colonialism. >> reporter: with the west. >> with the west in general. we are sort of linked with being products of the west. >> reporter: that has made christians targets for all kinds of grievances against the west, whether a drone strike in the region or an anti-islamic pronouncement in florida. >> i can give you a very dramatic example. we had, i think about two years back, a pastor, or he claimed to be a pastor, but if he was, i don't know, terry jones, an american pastor who wanted to burn the

. >> protests hit the streets for the second day in the pakistani city of karachi. most were enraged at the lack of adequate security outside their villages. similar demonstrations were held by the christians in punjab. >> both sides condemn the bombing as an act of hate and war. the miniscule christian community and pakistan is split into organizations. the country's blasphemy law has been widely used to persecute christians. pakistan has been under scandal for the lack of religious freedom in the country. over 700 people have lost their lives to religious violence since january of last year, a u.s. report said in july. >> it's time now for a break, but stay tuned after the break. the u.s. counsel targeted a renaissance-headed province. bangladesh's leader gets tried for 1971 war crimes. violence continues unabated in afghanistan. the taliban targeting foreign troops and establishments. they targeted a u.s. consulate while a nato convoy was targeted in kandahar. we have a detailed report. >> the taliban attacked a u.s. consulate in western afghanistan with car bomb

last year, gunmen killed for female polio workers in the city of karachi on the same day, and two women were killed in the shower -- pet shower -- pet sure -- peshawar on monday. in nigeria, islamist gunmen killed nine health workers in february. as part of the effort to persuade families to give children the drugs, the program coordinators and pakistan have involved religious leaders and other influential members of local communities to support the scheme. >> there is no letting up or change and pakistan's consistent policy of destabilizing kashmir. recently, the pakistan army aided and pushed militants into the sector. here is a detailed report. >> the indian army has rejected the perception that the incident was part of the intrusion of 1999, saying it was just an infiltration led by terrorists, but suggested the complicity of the pakistan army in the episode. the incident with the army had engaged for 15 years with a group of 35 to 40 militants, about 300 or 400 meters inside indian territory, an incident which reminded about the intrusion of 1999 when indian posts were occupied. bu

the population, the pakistani population has different feelings about that because when you are in karachi you can announce drone attacks, but for the local people living in the tribal areas the -- it is much more nuanced. of course we should cut down drone attacks, because it is kind of a black hole and nobody knows what is happening. we need independent information about that because nobody can go there. the local people are really living in fear. with a survey that says they are ok with drone attacks, how can that be reliable at all? the people who say it is accurate, of course civilians are killed, but it is accurate, nobody told us about the shells fired by the pakistani army, and people say it is worse. it is not all black and white it is just gray in between. >> a very stern francois hollande took on barack obama over new spy allegations. in a tense residential phone call, the french president expressed deep disapproval over reports that the u.s. had monitored 70 million phone calls and messages secretly in under a month. >> it is -- it has made for some tense conversations between

one hundred days of flame and road to sochi karachi. two years after the force ouster of khadafi by nato forces libya stands at the abyss the lack of a strong central government. weak rule of law and the endless violence in the country with weapons has resulted in libya facing failed state status activists the presence of islamic militants can things get any worse in libya. that had been my dream. but he couldn't hold on to there is such a thing. now she runs her own muslim factory. there's no alcohol all smoking and even coffee is forbidden they worship the sun. and learn martial arts. will he be able to win back men versus women. more news today. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations today. react to situations i have read the reports. and no i will leave them to the state department to comment on your point of the month to say. no more homework. question be prepared for a chase when you throw a punch be ready for a. printout of speech and down to freedom to cross. we're not psych

so you know this becomes international news, also. >> reporter: in karachi, workers we spoke to-- paid about $5 a day-- said they were undeterred. >> the security situation is tough all over the country, but this is something we have to do for the children. >> this disease cripples children not just for a day, but for their entire lives. and it affects the whole family. >> we have to do it for the sake of the children. as woim health workers it is our job to help kid, polio genes are being aing tad but this is something we have to do -- >> >> reporter: they fan out across city neighborhoods, sometimes accompanied by armed policemen, which has not stopped some attacks. difficult as it is for vaccinators in the cities, it's becoming virtually impossible in vast swaths of the north and northwest of pakistan, wide swaths of which are under the influence of extremist militants. they've declared the polio campaign off limits. so for now the campaign has targeted buses to and from the no-go regions. dr. zaidi says this will, at best, contain polio, not wipe it out. to do that, she says, pakis

hundreds of demonstrators gathered in karachi chanting "stop killing christians."fficials say more than 80 people were killed in sunday's bombings. over 140 were wounded. >> i fell down and my daughter, who was in my lap, died in front of me. >> reporter: the attack happened as the church service was letting out. a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up as hundreds of worshippers were coming out of an historic church in peshawar to get a free meal. a spokesman for a wing of the taliban immediately claimed responsibility. the bombings raise new questions about the pakistani government's push for a peace deal with the terrorist organization. >> the whole government is shocked by this. the peace process is going on, and everybody is talking about the peace process between the taliban and the pakistani government. and in the same time this incident happened that shows the non-seriousness of the peace process of taliban. >> reporter: the taliban spokesperson said the attack was in response to drone trikes by the u.s. gary lane explained why that is causing pakistani

. >> the original plan was to send it through karachi. pakistan's government has objected, saying they would only let some of the weapons pass through its borders. pakistanis are still smarting from the 2011 mission in which u.s. forces killed osama bin laden on pakistani soil without consulting pakistani authorities . relations between the two countries remain tense, despite massive financial support from washington. >> the u.s.-pakistan relationship is very compensated. sure, we give them some money, but they expect it because they feel like we are using a lot of their infrastructure to supply our war effort. they also feel like we have helped bring the war to them -. >> washington has had to look for alternate routes. one possibility could be transporting equipment over afghanistan past -- afghanistan's northern border. >> one of the reasons the obama administration is trying to keep the u.s.-russia relationship intact is rice -- is because of the problem in afghanistan. >> the u.s. will have to use every means possible to get its equi

and then we also have set up a park in karachi, near karachi, which will produce about 6600 megawattscome the gap in the supply and demand that we are facing today, but we will also be able to create for future requirements and energy. since this is a selector, i would like to welcome the american investors, investors from all over the world to come and take a look in pakistan and the government of pakistan does provide and will make sure the principle as well as the profits are fully repatriated. >> in your address, you spoke very passionately about improving pakistan's relations in india. >> that's my favorite subject. [laughter] >> well, it is a difficult subject and it is not without controversy. can you say of the bit about what is your vision, how could the improve the relationship? particularly about kashmir and whether there is a formula for bringing peace together. >> ec, like government paved the way in the 1890s and laid the foundation for building better relations with india. mr. nosh was a great two day in 1998. this was soon after the nuclear detonations by india and the

we also have set up an energy willnear karachi which produce about 6000 megawatts. will not only help with the gap in supply and demand that we are facing today, but we will to energy.e to cater like to welcome the american investors from all over in and look atme this sector. we make sure that the principal as well as the prophets are fully repatriated. cracks in your address, you aboutpassionately approving pakistan's relations with india. >> my favorite subject. you see? it is a difficult subject, and not without controversy. when you say a little bit about your vision? how could you improve the relationship? particularly kashmir. is there a formula for bringing peace to kashmir? >> my government paved the way and laid the foundation for building better relations with india. kind to undertake the first ever state visit to pakistan in 1998. this was soon after the nuclear detonations by india, and subsequently followed by pakistan. successfulvery visit. we decided we would resolve all our outstanding issues through negotiations, through peaceful means, and through

we also have set up an energy park near karachi which will produce about 6000 megawatts.his will not only help with the gap in supply and demand that we are facing today, but we will also be able to cater to energy. i would like to welcome the american investors from all over the world to come in and look at this sector. we make sure that the principal as well as the prophets are fully repatriated. cracks in your address, you spoke passionately about approving pakistan's relations with india. >> my favorite subject. you see? >> it is a difficult subject, and not without controversy. when you say a little bit about your vision? how could you improve the relationship? particularly kashmir. is there a formula for bringing peace to kashmir? >> my government paved the way and laid the foundation for building better relations with india. it was very kind to undertake the first ever state visit to pakistan in 1998. this was soon after the nuclear detonations by india, and subsequently followed by pakistan. that was a very successful visit. we decided we would resolve all our out

non-muslims, often to settle personal grudges or business disputes, says roland de souza, partner in a karachi engineering firm. >> somebody comes and accuses someone of either burning a page of the koran or having said something against the prophet of islam, and before anybody can actually be arrested under the law, vigilante justice takes over. the news is spread in the neighborhood, and most of these neighborhoods are either slums or rural areas, and people come out wanting to lynch the accused. >> reporter: since the late '80s, some 250 blasphemy cases have been brought, and an estimated 52 people lynched or killed after being accused of blasphemy. why would somebody believe me if i ran out into the street and said you are burning pages of the koran or doing something else that was insulting of the religion? >> i can see coming from america... just on the road here, if somebody stood in the middle and said a mosque has been burned someplace-- whether it's jordan or saudi arabia-- let's go and burn st. patrick's cathedral, he could probably collect 5,000 to 10,000 people within 15 minutes.

we have also decided to extend the karachi peshawar hallway -- highway. our modest contribution to bring afghanistan into the regional economic hub. we believe that we can work with afghanistan to enhance regional and economic cooperation that will establish and reinforce regional energy and indication corridors. the to corridors are participating in energy projects, namely -- and central asia, south asia, and a project called 1000. this will and that would strengthen efforts and stability and advance our common objectives of focus and prosperity. ladies and gentlemen, our other important neighbor, india, our other important neighbor is india. with which we share a common history as well as common destiny. our past and a future are intertwined. pakistan is happy to see the people of india live in peace and security. the people of pakistan want to resolve all outstanding issues with india through dialogue and with negotiations. we are confident there are areas where we can make quick progress. we also wish to put ourselves on the path for normalizing relat

. >> reporter: munawara and her 12-year-old sister tahira live in a karachi slum called machar colony, literally "colony of flies." the stench of rotting fish pervades it. for them, homework is real work: peeling shrimp from a nearby fishery with their mother. they have a 16-year-old brother who is not in school and works full-time in a fishery. he is this large family's main breadwinner. their father, shahabuddin, is disabled by hepatitis. like two-thirds of pakistan's 190 million people, this family lives on less than $2 a day. >> i'm sick, i can't do anything. i can't even feed them. i want them to be educated and make something out of their life. >> reporter: the founder of the school these girls attend says the solution to this family's poverty-- and just about any of pakistans' economic and social problems-- lies in education. >> now, take, for instance, family planning. if you educate a girl or a man, that person will never have eight or ten children. if you come to health, hygiene probably accounts for 50% of health problems. if a person is educated, he will be more clean, and