Pakistan's Top General Reins In Own Army
-- Christian Science Monitor
-- Christian Science Monitor
Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani has been curtailing the political influence of a military accustomed to running the country.
NEW DELHI; and lahore, PAKISTAN - In recent weeks Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has repeatedly promised to cooperate with India and uproot terrorism. Yet Ashfaq Kayani is the one who can deliver.
As Army Chief, General Kayani is the man behind the curtain of Pakistani power, controlling an Army that has ruled for much of Pakistan's 61 years. Without Kayani's support, Mr. Zardari can do little against Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group tied to the Mumbai (formerly Bombay) attacks.
One year into the job, Kayani has been a reformer – clipping the Army's interference in politics and mounting offensives against militants in Pakistan's tribal areas.
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