In January 2002, Musharraf bars terrorist organisations in his country and announces steps to curb religious fundamentalism, no doubt under US pressure.
In April, he wins another five years in a referendum widely perceived as a fraud.
As war clouds darken over the subcontinent, 14 people, including 11 French technicians, die in a suicide attack in Karachi. Britain and US urge their citizens to leave the subcontinent.
President George W Bush and Musharraf address journalists February 13, 2002 at the White House. Musharraf says he believes kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is still alive, even though it transpires later that the general already knew Pearl was dead.
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