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This week's operation against the radical clerics has prompted messages of support for Pakistan's General Musharraf from western allies. But in the eyes of the common Pakistanis the president has lost credibility forever.
Suzanna Koster is based in Pakistan and reports for radio, television and newspapers in the Netherlands and one in the United Kingdom. She loves adventure and enjoys incurable curiousity.
Most analysts agree that fighting terrorism is not just a matter of using military force. Pakistan has to combine military, political and socio-economic development, to counter terrorism in the long-run. But this is easier said then done.