[cweese]

"...but the fundamentalist firebrands behind her imprisonment seem immune to criticism, much less diplomatic efforts."

Another reason why the entire lot of 'fundamentalist firebrands' need to be exterminated. Along with their followers.

[muawiyah]

From what I hear from Pakistanis it is tough to be mentally or physically handicapped in that country ~ and there are millions who would gladly murder an afflicted child.

The primitive belief systems that actually prevail among the broad masses are that if you are born with an injury or Downs syndrome, that sort of thing, you are being punished for sins in a previous life.

That belief also makes it quite convenient for the poor to dispose of children they cannot care for due to birth defects.

The way to deal with the situation is to simply pull this young woman and her family out of planet Earth's foremost outdoor slum and hellhole ~ and kill a lot of them on the way out just to make sure they get the message.

Remember, it's one thing to be poor and dirty; it's quite another to be poor, dirty,uncivilized and vicious.