Usually, there’s only one reason for most non-Pakis to travel to Pakistan (except for commercial reasons) - madrassa-based “training.”
Did Obama have any commercial interests in Pakistan? Inquiring minds would like to know.
According to this article his mother worked in Pakistan for a while.
But if he visited her there, why didn’t he mention it in his books? This is a weird development this late in their campaign.
Also. Read the article about his mother. Man, that woman was busy doing everything in the world EXCEPT raising her child.
Pakistan has had some tourism in years past. I spent about five weeks there in 1987 just traveling around, mostly in the north. It was physically very beautiful. The people were poor but pretty friendly and easy to do business with (with just a few exceptions). I'm really glad I went but of course I wouldn't even consider taking the same trip now.