Word: templer
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...report that in order to ensure a more stable Pakistan the former military general step down immediately. "It is time to recognize that democracy, not an artificially propped-up, defrocked, widely despised general - has the best chance to provide stability and turn back extremists' gains," wrote Robert Templer, Crisis Group's Asia Program Director. The government, as expected, responded vociferously, saying that the report "badly lacks appreciation and knowledge of the environment and conditions prevailing in Pakistan" - ignoring the fact that ICG has had a presence in Pakistan for several years...