What shocked outsiders, though, was not the killing itself. A relentless wave of Taliban attacks over the previous year had rocked the country; few Pakistanis doubted that their country was generously stocked with homicidal fanatics. What shocked was the public reaction. In any other country, Qadri might have been instantly vilified, shunned by decent folk as a delusional madman, castigated as an aberration of society. In Pakistan, he was celebrated as a hero.
