Bomb blast in Peshawar

There was a bomb blast in Peshawar last night at a Shia imambargah. Approximately 12 people have died. This follows a bomb blast in Karachi on Monday night in which approximately 40 people died. These are all part of the "expected" violence that is supposed to accompany Muharram. And it's ridiculous and absurd that we have become not only accustomed to this violence but have actually come to expect it. Actually, in some ways, we're all relieved these blasts haven't been worse.

Pakistan has become the new Iraq.