Nuclear-armed Pakistan is another step closer to collapse, and falling under the rule of Sharia Law. The Taliban and Al-Qaeda now control the majority of the country, and have been waging attacks against Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province.
The Obama Administration has been urging Pakistan's government to move against the militants, worried their success in the country will encourage Taliban forces in neighboring Afghanistan against U.S. Troops. It is believed that Taliban insurgents are teaming up with local militant groups, and this alliance creates a grave risk that could enable the radicals to gain control of Pakistan in the near future.
General Petraeus suggested a couple weeks ago that Pakistan was within weeks of collapse.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
At Least 23 Are Killed in Huge Bomb Blast in Pakistan - The New York Times
Bomb in Pakistan's Lahore kills 24 - Reuters
US general says Pakistan could be just two weeks from collapse - The Telegraph U.K.
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