Pakistan’s near political chaos, the result of President Pervez Musharraf’s declaration of martial law last year and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has had a tsunami-like impact across Southeast Asia. Should Musharraf’s government backslide even more on its commitments to restore parliamentary democracy, Pakistan’s crisis would not only be exacerbated, but it might begin to infect the wider region.
马尼拉&#45;&#45;巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫去年宣布实行戒严以及前总理贝布托遇刺身亡引发巴基斯坦政局混乱，在整个东南亚造成了海啸般的影响。如果穆沙拉夫政府在其恢复议会民主的承诺上再次倒退，巴基斯坦的危机不仅会加剧，而且也可能会传播到更为广大的地区。