Pakistan looking a bit more scary again

I was saddened to see that a british aid worker Khalil Dale had been killed in Pakistan by suspected Taliban. Khalil, formerly from Scotland who worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was kidnapped in Quetta, south-west Pakistan in January. His body was dumped, some reports say he was decapitated and showing signs of torture. Horrible end to a guy who spent his life helping others.

He was abducted in Quetta. This is on my route to India.
Now I'm starting to wonder if this is a good idea. Apparently, westerners are often a target for hijacking and ransom. This has went on for years.

My survival plan was not to hang around too long in one place, basically blast (not a good choice of words) through that region as quick as possible. I now have a sick feeling in my stomach thinking about going this way.
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