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Storm clouds have gathered over Pervez Musharraf once again as the beleaguered Pakistani president's opponents have closed ranks and are now seeking his impeachment...
After two days of frenzied activity in the Pakistani capital, the leaders of the two largest parties - who rule by way of a fragile coalition government - have decided to unite to oust the deeply unpopular ex-army chief. The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif also appear to have broken their months-long deadlock over the fate of the judges that Musharraf sacked last November...
However, Ahmed Mukthar, the Defense Minister and a senior member of the PPP, says he is convinced that neither the U.S. nor the Pakistani military would come to Musharraf's aid. "The army is totally out of politics, and the Americans are going to support democracy over any individual." Indeed, as White House spokesman Tony Fratto reiterated after the news broke: "The internal politics of Pakistan is an issue for the Pakistani people to decide. Our expectation is that any action will be consistent with the rule of law and the Pakistani constitution. It is the responsibility of Pakistan...
...Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due to meet his Pakistani counterpart, Yousuf Raza Gilani, on Saturday on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Sri Lanka - the highest-level talks between the two countries in 15 months. And the role of the ISI is sure to be discussed. But some believe India is unlikely to take a sterner stance with Pakistan, as it lacks the political will and consensus to come down heavily on foreign-sponsored terrorism. "India's problem is internal," says security analyst Brahma Chellaney. "India's problem is its weak leadership...
...administrative control of the Prime Minister, it has throughout its 60 years operated in notorious secrecy and with negligible civilian oversight. "The move would have opened up the ISI's finances and operations to scrutiny," said Ayesha Siddiqa, an independent military analyst. And plainly, powerful forces within the Pakistani state were having none...