00886pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002000040245002700060260000900087300001600096362001000112520056800122650002800690773003400718180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGrare, Frederic  aForeign policy options  c2002  ap.4568-571.  a2 Nov  aEvents in the past year, while making Pakistan a frontline ally in the `War against Terror' have had a dramatic impact on its foreign policy.  The changing situation in Afghanistan has had repercussions on the domestic political set-up, with hardline Islamic elements increasingly critical of Musharraf's seeming capitulation on the Afghan as well as Kashmir issues.  While the army remains a predominant force in the nation's polity, the unfolding domestic balance of power will very likely have a key impact in redefining Pakistani foreign policy. - Reproduced.  aInternational relations  aEconomic and Political Weekly