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...Islamabad, top military and intelligence officials in the government of President Pervez Musharraf held a series of intense meetings. They sized up their options and decided to throw in their lot with the Americans, despite concerns over the reaction on the street. Pakistani officials, sources say, realized that the U.S. action against bin Laden was likely to be "massive and indiscriminate" and saw little reason that their own nation should want to be collateral damage. Musharraf, said Rifaat Hussain, a defense expert at an Islamabad university, "can either swim with the international current or sink with the Taliban." The decision...
...terrorism. Building and maintaining that coalition clearly involves certain policy changes for the U.S. Moves are currently underway in Congress to lift many of the sanctions that had been imposed on Pakistan in response to its nuclear testing, the objective being to shore up the military government of General Pervez Musharraf in the face of a domestic backlash against his support for Washington's drive to get Bin Laden. Also, the Bush administration has plainly assumed a more activist role in knocking together Israeli and Palestinian heads to achieve a cease-fire, fearing that ongoing violence may hinder Arab support...
...there are several strong militant Islamic groups operating in the country and tens of thousands of religious schools that turn out young boys dedicated to jihad—holy war. Most of these militant groups are well armed and could pose a threat to the rule of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf...
...road to Kabul runs through Islamabad. And that's bad news for Pakistan's military government, which faces a profound identity crisis over U.S. requests for assistance against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. While General Pervez Musharraf has promised support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, it has also vowed not to participate in any military actions beyond its own borders. And while Pakistan will likely allow the U.S. to use its airspace to strike against targets in Afghanistan, it remains to be seen whether it will act against Pakistani organizations allied with Bin Laden, or allow...
...nonsense official. The minister's response, Durrani says, was that publicizing Fakhra's case abroad would sully Pakistan's reputation. (Haider's office says the minister "assured his cooperation for her [Fakhra's] Fakhra's] departure abroad.") Durrani went over his head to the office of President Pervez Musharraf, and secured the passport...