Tony Blair's statement

According to Tony Blair, as reported in press, Pakistan is paying a heavy price for mistakes of 1970s when it developed religious schools which became the source of extremism. I don't know which history books Mr. Blair has been reading but the facts on the ground were different. The fact is that the religious schools mushroomed in 1980s with active support of UK and US. Pakistan is paying a price because in 1970s it resisted American and UK pressure not to proceed with nuclear technology.