Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Situation in Pakistan ‘more dire’ than Afghanistan: expert

"According to the American website NewsBlaze, Rashid said, “The civilian government in Pakistan needs more international support to face problems in three major areas … There is an economic crisis – which is the result of lack of structural changes during the military rule of Perez Musharraf – a terrorist threat from militias controlling the semi-autonomous Tribal Areas near the Afghan border, and a difficult relationship between the government and the military which is refusing to move against insurgents.”"