Pakistani politician cheered and jeered for leaping on gunman
Source: The Guardian
A Pakistani politician was hailed as both a hero and a reckless fool after trying to disarm a gunman demanding the imposition of Islamic law, during a bizarre standoff with police in Islamabad.
The six-hour drama, given blanket coverage by Pakistan's news channels, began late on Thursday afternoon when Mohammad Sikandar began firing into the air with two assault rifles on the main avenue of the capital.
Sikandar had been driving his car with his wife and two children the wrong way down the road at a time of heightened security precautions when he was stopped by traffic police.
Pakistanis watching the extraordinary rolling live television footage of the gunman wandering around, smoking and drinking energy drinks, took to social media, divided over whether the police should have tried to take a shot at the man or to persuade him to surrender.
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half the Pakistani non-military population is politicians and the other half radical islamic gunmen.
