Following the attacks of 11 September 2001, a foreign-affairs researcher compares official statements from Islamabad and Washington. The file shows that Pre...
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Following the attacks of 11 September 2001, a foreign-affairs researcher compares official statements from Islamabad and Washington. The file shows that President Musharraf offered cooperation in the United States-led campaign against terrorism. The researcher asks how this decision affected Pakistan's security and international position.
(a) Identify the president of Pakistan who made this decision. [1]
(b) Explain two reasons why Pakistan supported the United States after 2001. [2]
(c) Analyse one negative consequence of this policy inside Pakistan. [3]
Answer Details
(a) Pervez Musharraf. [1] (b) Any two: Pakistan faced US pressure after the attacks; it sought aid and removal of sanctions; it wished to avoid international isolation; it wanted influence over events in Afghanistan. [2] (c) Any three linked points: militant groups turned against the Pakistani state; terrorist attacks increased; military operations displaced civilians; anti-US feeling grew; relations between civilians, army and religious groups became more tense. [3]
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