Re: The myth of Talibanistan
I think the issue I see that kehkeshan is trying to point out is how the demographics are described. The author has put a coat of 'sufi' and made a point that majroty of population in Punjab are sufi or shia. Thereby trying to say that Taleban will not find support among shias or among the sufi leaning muslims. While majority of ppl in Punjab may not be ideologically close to the wahabi inspired school of thought of taleban, there are enough that it can be an issue, if you recall the shia sunni violence 80s onwards, a big chunk of that was in Punjab, so there are idiots who could become Talebans brothers in arms. Not to say that this is a unique situation in Punjab, in Sindh there was enough shia sunni violence to draw the same conclusion.
the fact that these type of people are in a minority can not be denied, but it has to be noted that there are enough ppl, even if a fraction of the population, that they can create issues.
Not significant ones like we see in NWFP, but enough to keep the law enforcement busy.