The Other War

Or I should probably say, one of the other wars behind Afghanistan, Iraq, Kurdistan/Turkey, Israel and everyone else, the Palestinian civil war and Iran:

Dawn reports on the fierce fighting in the streets of Islamabad between radical fundamentalists and the army loyal to secular general Pervez Musharraf, which left 21 dead (including one soldier) and 150 injured. The government's Interior Minister had recently warned of the spread of Taliban-type activists through the country.

A meltdown in Pakistan will have, shall we say, "international implications" to say the least. While most of Pakistan is relatively moderate, there is a very strong contingent of fundamentalists in the country with Musharraf, much like Karzai in Afghanistan, more of a major city mayor than a central government leader.