51.   Rehman became a political ally of Benazir Bhutto, and briefly held a foreign policy position in the Pakistani government.

52.   Some analysts fear that the Taliban or their supporters could break through the security of a Pakistani government in crisis to steal weapons.

53.   Some alliance officials accused Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, an alliance commander, of striking a deal with the Pakistani government to evacuate several hundred foreign fighters.

54.   So the Pakistani government of Gen. Pervez Musharraf finds itself in an odd position.

55.   Some analysts fear that the Taliban or its supporters could break through the security of a Pakistani government in crisis to steal weapons.

56.   Some extremist groups are not even known to the Pakistani government, which has until now ignored fringe groups that do not seek official support or recognition.

57.   Successive Pakistani governments have attached great importance to this campaign.

58.   Tempers in India and Pakistan have since cooled, especially after the Pakistani government pledged to crack down on anti-Indian Muslim terrorist groups operating within its borders.

59.   The bus, operated by the Pakistani navy, had stopped at the hotel to pick up the French civilians working on a submarine project for the Pakistani government.

60.   The border region is populated by various Pakistani tribes over which the central Pakistani government has little authority, he said, because this would create serious political problems.