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Pakistan crisis ‘hits army morale’

“There is widespread public anger against the army” Pakistan’s worst ever political crisis that has divided the nation also appears to be having a dramatic impact on the morale of Pakistani troops on the Afghan-Pakistan border who are engaged in the “war on terror” and fighting the Taleban. Talebanisation along Pakistan’s border regions has escalated even more rapidly since the political crisis began. As people flee their villages to escape armed extremists, the state has been unable to protect the population and is rapidly losing credibility and authority. Moreover, the army’s insistence that a pro-Taleban Islamic party once again be part of any future government that may emerge after expected general elections will only lead to a further lessening of state control, an increase in the pace of Talebanisation and further divisions in the nation.

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