Coup?
Reuters/ here and here
The prospect of political turmoil would dismay the United States which has stepped up pressure on its nuclear-armed ally to tackle Afghan Taliban fighters in lawless border enclaves....
"Opposition politicians have called for President Asif Ali Zardari to step down since the Supreme Court Wednesday threw out an amnesty that protected him, several government ministers and thousands of others from corruption charges.
A suicide bomber struck near a mosque by a police compound in the district of Lower Dir....
At about the same time, a U.S. drone aircraft fired four missiles in the North Waziristan region, killing six militants, Pakistani security officials said....
As the violence picks up, political problems mount for the unpopular Zardari, seen as close to the United States.
He has been dogged by accusations of graft from the 1990s when his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, served as prime minister......
The military, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 62-year history, last staged a coup in 1999. Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani has vowed to stay out of politics but analysts say the army could intervene in the event of a crisis...."
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