1、DCP-2012-U-002442-Final September 2012 4825 Mark Center Drive,Alexandria,VA 22311-1850 703-824-2000 a.org Pakistans Domestic Political Crisis August 22,2012 Rapporteur:Christopher Steinitz On August 22,2012,CNA hosted a workshop to discuss the implications of Pakistans cur-rent domestic political cr
2、isis.Three experts,two of whom had been in Pakistan only days before,presented their perspectives on the state of Pakistans democratic experiment,its ability to cope with developing crises,and the future of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.Summary Pakistan is in the midst of a major transformation.The
3、 2008 ouster of President Pervez Musharraf ended an era of military rule and ushered a grand coalition into parliament.Led by the Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP),that coalition is poised to become the first civil-ian government in the countrys history to complete its elected term uninterrupted by milita
4、ry intervention.The return of civilian rule,however,has not allowed the govern-ment of Pakistan to better tackle either the long-term chronic problems it faces as a de-veloping nation or the string of crises that have erupted in recent years.At the same time,the geopolitical situation in the region
