The US, President Musharraf and Asif Zardari appear to believe that the PPP's popular support base provides them enough room to manipulate. But it will be a colossal mistake to keep defying the will of the people.
There have been reports that the NWFP government, led by the Awami National Party, has struck a peace deal with the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants in Swat. The deal which has been termed as a 'ceasefire'
Allow President Pervez Musharraf a little chuckle: the general had always rationalized his military rule in Pakistan by claiming that the country's civilian politicians were too feckless and self-serving to govern effectively.