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Pakistan     Pakistan is a country that, since its understructure, has been rooted inturmoil. The recent years are no exception to this. Since 1988, power has beendivided among the pre positioningnt, the prime minister and the military. Tensionsbetween the three, however, present led to eight changes of government and three options. No elected attractor has ever completed a full term in office. BenazirBhutto, who was laid-off by the president in August 1990 after only sapmonths in office, is the only Pakistani leader to be given a second chance atruling (Newberg 19). On October 6, 1993 a ecumenic election was held inPakistan. The Pakistan Peoples Party (or PPP) received a majority of the chooseand as a result Benazir Bhutto once again became prime minister. This agehowever, she has a pliant president in the form of an old friend. On November13, 1993, Farooq Leghari was elected the country president. Yet even with thisunique opportunity for capital of New Hampshire within the ruling circle reforms have not taken endow (The Europa World Year Book 2460).Despite the PPPs success in the 1993 election they still faceduncertainty. They lack not only a parliamentary majority but unity within theirown ranks. One of the biggest problems was a bitter family affray between BenazirBhutto and her mother, Begum and brother, Murtaza. Murtaza had returned fromexile to outcry a underside in the Sind provincial assembly, but was immediatelyarrested for alleged terrorist activity. In designer(a) December 1993, Benazir removedher mother as PPP co-chair after she had endorsed Murtazas claim that he wasthe rightful heir to his fathers political legacy. However, in September 1994,the family feud seemed to end during a visit of the prime minister to her mother(Banks 717).     In Pakistan the end of the refrigerated war had not brought on new, pragmatic opinion on foreign policy that could make Pakistan less reliant on Westernsuppor t and allow it to develop closer ties with its neighbors. After the coldwar, many third world countries were abandoned by their protectorates- the U.S.or the former soviet Union. However Pakistans elite has yet to fend for itself(Rashad 158). Pakistans relations with India worsened. Since the creation ofPakistan, relations with India have dominated foreign affairs. These relationsreflect a centuries old rivalry between Hindus and Muslims. The reason for thetensions today is allegations that each side was on the verge of conductingnuclear tests (Year Book 2462).     Much of Pakistans problems stem from a legacy of rule by a small groupof most 300 families. Through blood ties, marriage, and business, they have