Zardari could face threat from Army: IISS report

LONDON (AFP) - President Ali Asif Zardari must make fighting militancy in the border regions with Afghanistan his top priority, a leading think-tank said Thursday.

But he faces a tough job to gain the trust of the Army, which could ultimately threaten his government, said the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in its annual review of global geopolitical security.

“Zardari’s top priority is to fight terrorism and militancy in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan,” said John Chipman, head of the prestigious London think-tank, launching the Strategic Survey 2008 report.