Pakistan keeps terrorists on the run and economy on a roll: Nikkei Asian Review
(WorldNews Pakistan)

KARACHI: Terrorism, corruption, misrule: Negative perceptions have dogged Pakistan for years. But thanks to sweeping operations by the army and a powerful paramilitary force, those perceptions may be becoming outdated, and businesses are taking notice. In Karachi, the country´s largest city, motorcycles and elaborately decorated buses weave down dusty roads between colonial-era buildings. Less than a decade ago, these were truly mean streets. `Between 2010 and 2012, we saw one or two terrorist attacks every month and one or two targeted killings and kidnappings for ransom every day,` recalled Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Saeed. `There were 17 no-go areas which the police could not touch in...