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Old 12-22-2007, 03:43 AM   #73 (permalink)
Blademaster
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S-2,

You really need to understand the history of that area. Historically, that area has never been under control of the central government. They pay lipservice to the government of Pakistan in exchange for a large degree of autonomy. That area is culturally different from Punjabis, the largest ethnic group in Pakistan and only remain aligned with Punjabis through Islam and nothing else. Because Musharraff went against the Islamist groups and laid siege to a mosque, Musharraf has become an enemy of Islam in the eyes of Pashtuns and therefore they do not pay lip service to the central government and do what they damn pleased.
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