Pakistan’s homegrown terrorist groups know that the country is at a tipping point, and are attacking candidates and voters who favor a secular state. Hundreds of people have already been killed, and more will undoubtedly die before Election Day, targeted because, if these groups prevail, they would push what is sometimes called the “idea of Pakistan” to its logical – and extreme – conclusion.
巴基斯坦本土恐怖组织明白，该国正处在临界点上，并大肆袭击支持世俗国家的候选人和选民。目前已有数百人被杀，选举日之前必然还有更多的人丧命，他们之所以成为目标，是因为如果这些组织横行，它们会推行有时被称为“巴基斯坦思维”的东西作为其逻辑——也是极端——结论。