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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (42548)	5/8/2002 1:39:07 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

All that seemed to be going President Musharraf’s way up till the referendum has suddenly taken a turn for the worse. Ever since President Musharraf vowed to clamp down on religious extremists on January 12, 2002, there have been several acts of open defiance. But none has been as brash and devastating as the bomb blast this morning in the financial capital of the country, Karachi. Early reports filtering through indicate that at least 11 people have died (most of them believed to be French nationals), and more than 25 have been injured. Some reports suggest that the attack was triggered by a suicide bomber. How did it get to this? When President Musharraf vowed to weed out religious extremism, there was great appreciation from the global community. However, the reactions within the local community were quite mixed, with the majority appreciating the President’s ‘bold initiative’ and the religious parties vowing to fight back. The high profile murder of Daniel Pearl, an attack on a church in Rawalpindi, the unending attacks on doctors and religious scholars, all speak volumes for the deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan who has supported the US-led coalition and benefited through huge dollar inflows from IFIs. Ever since President Musharraf began his referendum campaign, there have been several hints from terrorist elements within the community that they would do everything in their power to try and destabilize the current government who they believe is supporting the anti-Muslim community.