PAKISTAN BETWEEN MOSQUE AND MILITARY

Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups Since 9/11 the selective cooperation of president General Pervez Musharraf in sharing intelligence with the United States and apprehending al Qaeda members has led to the assumption that Pakistan might be ready to give up its longstanding ties with radical Islam