Pakistan under Zardari lurching from crisis to crisis

BY HUSSAIN, S. AMJAD
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There is a relative breakdown of law and order in parts of [Pakistan]. Kidnappings for ransom, some carried out by the Taliban and some by criminal elements, are rampant. This insecurity has had an adverse effect on the economy, and were it not for the infusion of U.S. aid, the country would be bankrupt. And then there is the ongoing menace of religious violence.
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