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 Pakistani President Zardari |
Turkey, which has been positioning itself as a mediator among Muslim nations, has dispatched a team of high-level officials to meet with Pakistani military and political leaders, prompting concerns a coup may develop in the nuclear nation, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
Turkish Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug has appealed to his counterpart, Pakistani Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, chief of staff of the Pakistani army, not to take over the civilian government.
For years, Turkey and Pakistan have been military allies. In recent months, South Asian defense analysts have raised the specter of a possible coup in light of recent Taliban successes and the inability of the government of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari to put down increasing Islamist militant attacks.
The attacks are on the verge of threatening major population centers and locations with Pakistan’s nuclear facilities.
Also, within the Pakistani military, there seems to be mounting discord, since the Zardari government never has had the full confidence of the military, which views it as weak.
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The concerns have been growing exponentially. An Islamabad-based analyst for the International Crisis Group has suggested recent accusations charging Husain Haggani, the Pakistani ambassador to the United States, with being too pro-American were launched by members of the military trying to undermine the civilian government.
“These are the first rumblings of the storm,” the analyst said. “This is the beginning of the military trying to take down this civilian government.”
An analysis by Radio Free Europe also concluded Zardari appears powerless to stabilize deteriorating security, economic and political conditions inside Pakistan.
The analysis concluded the civilian regime’s unpopularity is on the rise, and it is under those conditions that three military coups already have taken place in Pakistan’s modern history of 62 years.
The RFE analysis said, “The economy is in a downward spiral – and would have collapsed if not for the billions of dollars poured in by the United States, the European Union and international agencies.”
Just weeks ago, G2 reported Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed confidence in the Pakistani government and the military’s control over its arsenal of nuclear weapons.
However, her opinions at that time conflicted with security specialists who worried that individuals inside the Pakistani military are colluding with al-Qaida.
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