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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Crises test leadership of U.S.-allied Pakistan

By CHRIS BRUMMITT

Associated Press Writer

ISLAMABAD – Not for the first time, Pakistan appears to be teetering on the edge with a government unable to cope.

Floods are ravaging a country at war with al-Qaida and the Taliban. Riots, slayings and arson are gripping the largest city. Suggestions are flying that the intelligence agency is aiding Afghan insurgents.

The crises raise questions about a nation crucial to U.S. hopes of success in Afghanistan and to the global campaign against Islamist militancy.