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When General Pervez Musharraf seized power in 1999, he promised to bring law and order to Pakistan. Yet the country has been anything but orderly of late, with controversy in its Supreme Court and a deadly raid on Islamabad's pro-Taliban Red Mosque. The White House is pressing Musharraf, a longtime ally, to take a more forceful stand against al-Qaeda strongholds. Here are the four key players...
...PERVEZ MUSHARRAF The President faces criticism from Islamic militants and pro-democracy opponents. Now opposition political parties say they will file a legal claim challenging Musharraf's re-election plans...
IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY Musharraf tried to suspend Chief Justice Chaudhry on a whim, but the Supreme Court overruled the President on July 20 in a clear rebuke of Musharraf's meddling...
GEORGE W. BUSH Facing criticism over chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan, Bush is looking the other way on democratic reforms, in the hope that Musharraf can keep Pakistan, a nuclear power, from falling into anarchy or worse...
OSAMA BIN LADEN The wild card, bin Laden is rumored to be doing what he does best--hiding out--in tribal lands. Musharraf's dilemma: win over those who harbor bin Laden, or attack them? He's tried both and failed...