Sunday, October 18, 2009

Analysts fear Pakistan's days numbered 'Seriousness and determination in dealing with the situation are totally lacking'

from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin


President Asif Ali Zardari

Nuclear-armed Pakistan's days may be numbered as the Taliban and al-Qaida appear to have joined forces to oust the increasingly fragile regime of President Asif Ali Zardari, an administration that does not even have the full support of the Pakistani military, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

The ongoing wave of terrorist attacks and what security analysts believe to be a lukewarm response from the Pakistani military suggests that the Islamist militants believe they are gaining an upper hand to oust the government and establish Shariah law in Pakistan.

There are a number of reasons to suggest that the situation in Pakistan has become increasingly uncontrollable, especially in the Pashtun tribal belt and in Punjab as guerilla warfare appears to be aimed at the state of Pakistan itself. ....

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