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Both Musharraf and Zardari are friendly to the United States, and hostile to the Taliban, which has strong support in remote mountainous districts. Indeed the growing strength of the Taliban is one of the major reasons for the strength of the insurgency it sponsors in neighboring Afghanistan, Inside Pakistan terrorism has grown more severe, with suicide bombers targeting police, government offices and public places.
Both Musharraf and Zardari are friendly to the United States, and hostile to the Taliban, which has strong support in remote mountainous districts. Indeed the growing strength of the Taliban is one of the major reasons for the strength of the insurgency it sponsors in neighboring Afghanistan, Inside Pakistan terrorism has grown more severe, with suicide bombers targeting police, government offices and public places.
===Parties===
===Parties===
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) are national political parties, while the Muttahid Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)--an umbrella group of six religious parties, including the Jamaat-il-Islami--gained significant influence during the 2002 election. After those elections, the Pakistani political system remained highly fragmented, with no group winning a substantial majority of seats in the national assembly, and religious groups banding together in the MMA to earn a significant portion of seats for the first time. In the 2008 elections, the PPP won 121 seats, the PML-N won 91, and Mushariff's supporters won only 54 sears.
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) are national political parties, while the Muttahid Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)--an umbrella group of six religious parties, including the Jamaat-il-Islami--gained significant influence during the 2002 election. After those elections, the Pakistani political system remained highly fragmented, with no group winning a substantial majority of seats in the national assembly, and religious groups banding together in the MMA to earn a significant portion of seats for the first time. In the 2008 elections, the PPP won 121 seats, the PML-N won 91, and Mushariff's supporters won only 54 sears.
===Constitution===
===Constitution===