INDIA SUMMARIZED

6:15 pm:  Kasab ‘s hanging doesn’t make headlines in Pakistan Hours after the hanging of  Ajmal Kasab  in India, the news was no longer among the main headlines on the Pakistani channels, having been replaced by the events in Gaza and domestic developments. Though state-run Radio Pakistan and private networks like Geo News led their morning bulletins with the development, by the afternoon it was no longer a major story. The cautious handling by the news channels of the early morning execution of 25-year-old  Kasab , the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, reflected the muted response in the public sphere. Most news outlets, including TV channels and websites of leading newspapers like Dawn and The Express Tribune, reported the event without offering any comment or analysis. “There was a general impression that Kasab, like Afzal Guru, would not be hanged but this development has obviously put Pakistan in a bit of a shoc...