IndUSpost.org ,The Mumbai mayhem - many questions , one answer! For the last couple of years, Indo-Pak relationship was relatively better. In fact, it was improving continuously. The transition of power to the civilian government and their willingness to drive Pakistan towards the revival of its image as a civilized lawful state though beneficial to the people of Pakistan but caused enough worries to the Pakistani Military establishment & ISI.The success of the civilian govt. , improved relationship with India and a terrorist free Pakistan .. all pushes the Military & ISI to the back seat . Pakistan was ruled by the Military for most of the periods since its independence. Military could become a dominant power in Pakistan by selling the Ant-Indian sentiments. In the eve of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, Pakistani Military regime found solid support from the West & Saudi Arabia. Billions of dollars in aid and thousands of young Muslims from all over the world including those from South East Asia came under the controlled wings of Military

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