Unlike Musharraf, Zardari cannot count on the support of the army, which remains Pakistan’s most powerful state institution. It has already reacted furiously to attempts to curb its powers and rein in the activities of its intelligence apparatus.
但与穆沙拉夫不同，扎尔达里无法依赖军队这一巴基斯坦境内最具权威的国家机构。而对于试图控制其权力以及钳制其情报机构行动的行为，军队已经表达了其愤怒。据说在发现了扎尔达里的弱点之后，其主要竞争对手纳瓦兹·谢里夫正在政治上策划东山再起。