The government seems more interested in keeping the military content than providing support for struggling citizens.


Ayesha Siddiqa is research associate at SOAS, London and author of Military Inc: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy and Pakistan's Arms Procurement an... d Military Buildup, 1979-99.
The government seems more interested in keeping the military content than providing support for struggling citizens.

There are growing concerns that the country was fast moving toward a theocratic order.
![A suicide bomber killed 10 people in a market near the army headquarters in Rawalpindi [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201412673158631580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Pervez Musharraf’s admission into a hospital might be a precursor to him leaving the country to escape trial.
![Pervez Musharraf retains his influence with the Pakistani military [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20141315620866734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)