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...locus of the fighting, a "civil war." On Friday, the eighth anniversary of Musharraf's coup, militants publicly beheaded six alleged criminals. A week before they executed three soldiers. "The situation in Waziristan is deteriorating rapidly," says Zafar Iqbal Cheema, chair of the Defense and Strategic Studies department at Islamabad's Quaid-i-Azam University. "The military has become so demoralized that forces are surrendering. It's a very grim situation and the government is not paying attention to because their survival is at stake elsewhere...
...solve Pakistan's fundamental problems. Those who take the long view say the best solution would be a true representative democracy that evolves from the will of the people rather than by cynical backroom deals. "We are on an irreversible path to constitutional democracy," says Nasim Zehra, an Islamabad-based Security analyst and fellow at the Harvard University Asia Center. "But to be banking on individuals at this point as a remedy for extremism is as naive as anybody saying that General Musharraf's reelection will bring greater stability...
Shakespearian theatre this may be, but the political maneuverings of the capital Islamabad have import far beyond the Dunsinane-like nation of Pakistan. The U.S., which calls Musharraf its most important ally in the war on terror, has been quietly but forcefully pushing for a power sharing deal between the two politicians. Although Musharraf stood a good chance of winning the presidency without the PPP - his Pakistan Muslim League (Q) party has a slim majority in parliament - the tacit acquiescence of Bhutto's party lends the elections, and Musharraf's certain presidency, the democratic credentials necessary to garner continued international...
...Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled in favor of President General Pervez Musharraf's eligibility to run for a second term in office, government forces laid siege to the Supreme Court grounds, where several hundred lawyers had taken refuge after a vicious attack on a peaceful protest in the capital, Islamabad...
...many riot police, denounced Musharraf and the ruling. Members of one of Pakistan's religious parties hoisted a coffin on their shoulders emblazoned with the word JUSTICE and SUPREME COURT. "This coffin is a symbol of the death of the Supreme Court," explains Khalid Abbasi, a telecoms engineer from Islamabad. "Justice has died in Pakistan today...