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The judicial crisis in Pakistan has led to strong criticism from all quarters. There is a critical consensus among most of the analysts in Pakistan and outside that Musharraf is facing the worst ever challenge to his authority in Pakistan. Musharraf has, of late, taken steps, which, rather than ameliorating the situation, have aggravated the political crisis and increased instability. This could provide the right context for fundamentalists to gather further strength in Pakistan with a possible spill-over effect on Kashmir argues the author.