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Islamic extremism is very popular in Pakistan.

Pakistan has Nuclear weapons and long history of regime (their own) change via military coup. The current regime, for intnce, came to power in a military coup.

Suppose Islamic Extremist elements in the Pakistani Army, backed by large numbers of Pakistani citizens siezed control of the country? This is a less far fetched scenario daily. Pakistan had strong ties to the Taliban, and it cost their current leadership a great deal of cache to ally itself with America against the Taliban. Every day they see the war on CNN and Al Jhazira. How strong is the current regime in Pakistan?