Pakistani political elections our coming up and Mian Hussain has a good chance of getting elected. Hussain is important because he is firmly anti-Taliban and refuses to give up. Ever since his campaign began he has hunkered down in a safe house and given speeches from behind closed doors to his followers. Thus is the nature of speaking out against the Taliban in Pakistan.

    Since April the Taliban have attacked and murdered over 70 people who are running for a position in government and oppose the Taliban. The Taliban says that they are attacking any secular candidates and that democracy in general only serves the interests of “infidels and enemies of islam”.

    Hussain sees the coming elections on May 11th as a ultimatium. The country will either finally choose to support a secular government or choose to support a radical Islamic state. “They will either elect the terrorists or those who oppose the terrorists.” Hussain says.

    A Pakistani member of the Awami National Party, the same party that Hussain is a part of, stated that, “They are targeting us today, but we will be targeting them tomorrow.”