Hassan Abbas | Project Syndicate
Tuesday 12 August 2008 (09 Sha`ban 1429)
The army has also paid a heavy price for Musharraf’s approach to the war on terror. Suicide bombers have struck repeatedly at military installations and personnel around the army’s headquarters in Rawalpindi. Though the army has reaped a financial windfall from US military aid, and has targeted many foreign militants allied with Al-Qaeda in the region, its performance against Pakistani militants has been mixed at best. Consequently, the prestige of the Taleban and other militant groups operating in the area has grown. In this context, the army, seeking to avoid sole responsibility for reverses, wants a popular government to take charge of policy.
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