Similar situation here, with a lovely Pakistani family whose business I frequent, and their comments are that the military should have no role to play in politics. Musharraf’s regime is destroying the country.
True..except that in a country where democracy..and constitutional succession..is fragile..the military is the unspoken guardian of that prerogative..Turkey is an example.
Musharraf's regime [with the Army] is probably the only thing holding the country together. If he is removed, the Islamic fundamentalists [including AQ], will try to takeover the government. Musharraf has survived multiple assassination attempts by AQ. Those who decry Musharraf and want him removed may get something far worse, similar to what happened in Iran after the Shah fell.