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...Nobody comes inside and checks our things. We check them ourselves." General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani President, rejecting the U.N.'s request to supervise Pakistan's nuclear program...
...politics. His ambivalence and ambiguity, however, have been frustrating at times. In Absolute Friends, he shows his moral outrage at the U.S., and this work is all the better for it. Sanjeev Sharma Formby, England Hope for Kashmir Your report on attempts on the life of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf [Jan. 12] noted that he had declared a unilateral cease-fire along the line dividing Pakistani and Indian forces in Kashmir. That Pakistan "might not insist on a plebiscite in Kashmir to resolve the dispute" bodes well for bringing peace between India and Pakistan. The time might be ripe...
...reported on the assassination attempts on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf [Jan. 12]. Today the ranks of Pakistan's army are brimming with selfstyled Islamist officers who maintain strong connections with the mullahs. Despite the rhetoric of moderation, Musharraf continues to seek support from anti-U.S. Islamic parties. The threat from within the ranks of Pakistan's armed forces is as strong as the external threat from Islamic hard-liners. If Musharraf falls, there is no guarantee that a moderate general would take over. MUHAMMAD A. KHAN Lahore, Pakistan...
...country or leader has done more in the fight against terrorism than Musharraf. The attempts on his life are ample proof of his value. Run-of-the-mill politicians in Pakistan would never dream of taking the stances and actions taken by Musharraf, like his approach to the issues of Kashmir, the Taliban and religious extremism. Politicians need votes and have to please the masses, no matter how. Luckily, this is not the case with Musharraf. Pakistan needs a leader like Musharraf, and the U.S. needs him too. ISPHANYAR BHANDARA Rawalpindi, Pakistan...
...Pakistani judge ordered the death penalty for Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh in July 2002 for the murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, the Islamic militant was defiant. In court Sheikh had his lawyer read a threat to Pakistan's President: "Let's see who dies first, me or Musharraf." Now, after two bomb attempts in December on President Pervez Musharraf's life, investigators are treating Sheikh's warning as more than just bravado. Most of the dozen or so plotters who twice placed bombs on Musharraf's motorcade route belonged to Jaish-e-Muhammad, an outlawed militant group of which...