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New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Asking the US to press the Pakistani military regime to hold free and fair elections, a global strategic think-tank has said instability and sectarian conflict would continue to worsen till President Pervez Musharraf ceded rea l pow.

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(From Press Trust of India)

"General Musharraf's marginalisation of moderate political voices has allowed religious parties to fill a political vacuum, and their increasing strength, if left unchecked, could erode regional stability," the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) said in its latest report on Pakistan.

"Countries like the US, which have tolerated authoritarian behaviour because they seek short-term security cooperation, should press the Musharraf Government to hold free and fair elections, …

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