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| The Pakistani Taleban have "the upper hand" and should be put on the list of banned organisations in Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, has said. | The Pakistani Taleban have "the upper hand" and should be put on the list of banned organisations in Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, has said. |
| He says the world and Pakistan are losing the war on terror. | He says the world and Pakistan are losing the war on terror. |
| "It is an insurgency", he said, "and an ideological war. It is our country and we will defend it. | "It is an insurgency", he said, "and an ideological war. It is our country and we will defend it. |
| "The world is losing the war. I think at the moment they (the Taleban) definitely have the upper hand. | "The world is losing the war. I think at the moment they (the Taleban) definitely have the upper hand. |
| "The issue, which is not just a bad case scenario as far as Pakistan is concerned or as Afghanistan is concerned but it is going to be spreading further. The whole world is going to be affected by it." | "The issue, which is not just a bad case scenario as far as Pakistan is concerned or as Afghanistan is concerned but it is going to be spreading further. The whole world is going to be affected by it." |
| Mr Zardari's strong remarks came shortly after the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) put his name forward as its presidential nominee. | Mr Zardari's strong remarks came shortly after the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) put his name forward as its presidential nominee. |
| The president is elected by the members of parliament and the four provincial assemblies, and Mr Zardari says he is confident he has the numbers he needs to win on 6 September. | The president is elected by the members of parliament and the four provincial assemblies, and Mr Zardari says he is confident he has the numbers he needs to win on 6 September. |
| Asif Zardari spent more than a decade in prison on murder and corruption charges but he insisted that the cases had failed because they were politically motivated. | Asif Zardari spent more than a decade in prison on murder and corruption charges but he insisted that the cases had failed because they were politically motivated. |
| He also dismissed reports that the Swiss authorities were still considering whether they should pursue a money-laundering case against him there. | He also dismissed reports that the Swiss authorities were still considering whether they should pursue a money-laundering case against him there. |