Pakistan Leaning Toward Islam, Anti-U.S
A report forecasts that Pakistan will increasingly embrace Islam and become more anti-U.S. in the years ahead.
However, the report prepared for the Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank, says its unlikely there will be an Islamist takeover, noting the reluctance of the elite in politics and the military to hand over power to the Taliban.
Instead, it predicts a subtle power shift from a secular pro-Western society to an Islamist anti-American one.
The report envisions Pakistan slowly severing its ties with the west at a time when the U.S. needs its support in Afghanistan.
The report says increasing influence of Islamist political parties and of militant groups in the Punjab province will begin to alter Pakistan by taking advantage of local problems, including the economy.
A report forecasts that Pakistan will increasingly embrace Islam and become more anti-U.S. in the years ahead.
However, the report prepared for the Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank, says its unlikely there will be an Islamist takeover, noting the reluctance of the elite in politics and the military to hand over power to the Taliban.
Instead, it predicts a subtle power shift from a secular pro-Western society to an Islamist anti-American one.
The report envisions Pakistan slowly severing its ties with the west at a time when the U.S. needs its support in Afghanistan.
The report says increasing influence of Islamist political parties and of militant groups in the Punjab province will begin to alter Pakistan by taking advantage of local problems, including the economy.
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