Brotherly Love

Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as a "brother" in their fight against terrorism and "non-state actors" in Kabul yesterday. Relations between Karzai and former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf were more tenuous -- a rift that led in part to an inability to govern tribal border areas between the two neighbors.

Let's hope this paves the way to a cooperative relationship in combating extremism. I wonder what Tariq Ali has to say about this.