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...Pakistani, pleased though I am by Pervez Musharraf's resignation as President, I cannot but fear that this week's celebrations could prove to be short-lived. Yes, his departure will make Pakistan more democratic and was long overdue. But it will not in itself cure the myriad ills facing the country...
...midpoint of Musharraf's nine-year rule, a combination of sound economic policies and foreign aid had resulted in rapid growth for Pakistan. Optimism was in the air, and Pakistani friends of mine who had lived abroad for years - artists, bankers, architects, professors - were flocking back home...
...autocratic leadership style and refusal to share power with the country's two biggest democratic parties also meant that the fight against religious militants in Pakistan came to be seen as Musharraf's (and America's) war, utterly lacking in popular support. Large swathes of territory were overrun by Pakistani Taliban, army morale crumbled and the once unheard-of tactic of suicide bombing became commonplace in Pakistan...
...army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, he has done an admirable job of pulling the army out of politics. But the instinct will remain to focus on India as the main threat to Pakistan and to treat religious militants as "assets" for projecting Pakistani power. His challenge will be to recognize that the army helped create the terrorists who are now the country's biggest security risk, and to reverse the ambiguity that has characterized the military's commitment to confronting this menace...
...have accused Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency of supporting terrorism in Afghanistan, particularly in the case of the recent Indian embassy bombing in Kabul. Do you think the new civilian government in Pakistan can rein in the ISI? [Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf] Gilani is a good man. He has the right intentions. I hope he gets the tools of control. Today, the army chief of Pakistan was in Afghanistan, at Bagram air-force base. I called [General Ashfaq] Kayani on the telephone to welcome him to my country, and to tell him that Afghanistan cannot achieve peace or prosperity...