Re: The Balkanization of Pakistan
A disintegrating Pakistan, with the states of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Northwest Frontier Province, and Kashmir going their separate ways. “We could see the Afghanistanization of Pakistan, and an Afghanistan that becomes more unstable,” predicts Sundeep Waslekar, president of Mumbai think tank Strategic Foresight Group. That would create a large and turbulent land mass between South Asia and the Middle East – the most terrifying threat yet. A disintegrated Pakistan would also probably ruin the country’s surprising economic strength: Gross domestic product should expand 7% for 2007, and the Karachi Stock Exchange is up 45% for the year.
Question is - Would Pakistan be the next Somalia?