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...about building lasting institutions such as a free press, an effective legislature and, most importantly, an independent judiciary. By circumventing the constitution, and by twice dismissing the Supreme Court, Musharraf has inflicted long-term damage on the country. Given Pakistan's critical role in the global war on terror, his muscular methods for stabilizing a fractious nation were at first welcomed by some governments, especially Washington. Establishing a lasting, fair and resilient democracy, however, requires not expediency but hard work, compromise and consensus-building. The rule of law is critical, for if a leader puts himself above the law, then...
...Islamist fundamentalism in Pakistan. To the extent that enforcing emergency rule occupies the security forces, Indian security experts say, the danger increases of escalating infiltration into India of militants from Pakistan. Some also fear that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which India has long accused of training and funding terror operations across India and South Asia, may activate sleeper cells in India and elsewhere to deflect attention from events in Pakistan. And India has more reason than most to be concerned about the danger of Pakistan's nuclear materials falling into the wrong hands...
...that the military is unwilling," says a Western military official based in Islamabad, "but is it capable?" Security analysts fear that Pakistan's security forces lack the training, equipment and expertise to tackle the burgeoning domestic extremist insurgency. The West's most important ally in the war on terror is faltering, distracted by the political crisis in the capital and taking heavy losses that sap the morale in its ranks...
...diplomat faces a Herculean task. There is little Washington can do at this point, if the Bush Administration wants to let its most important ally in the war on terror stay on the scene. Musharraf has said he will step down as Army chief in the coming weeks, once the new Supreme Court overrules challenges to his recent reelection as president. He has also started releasing detained human rights campaigners and opposition leaders such as Bhutto. Two of the banned television stations have been allowed back on air. And Musharraf has set dates for elections, another key U.S. demand - although...
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