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"The ongoing strife in the country, with militants and al-Qaeda steadily gaining ground in the tribal areas, and the government busy settling scores with opposition parties and civil society, has compelled Washington and its prime contractor in the region, the Pakistan military, to rewrite the political scenario," the Asia Times Online said.
"Pakistan's deteriorating political situation has activated the previously very low profile Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayni," the report said, adding the situation in Pakistan is "fast becoming untenable".
There was no immediate response from the Army or the Government to the report.
The report said the country is "becoming less and less governable under the present arrangement, and quick action is required".
"This does not necessarily mean getting rid of Zardari, but he could well be forced to make further concessions to his political rival, former premier and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, by giving him a share of power. If Zardari does not do this, the military's hand could be forced," the report said yesterday. Zardari was also reportedly asked to clean up the mess before the planned 'long march' by Sharif's supporters next Monday.
According to the report, Kayani's "trip to Washington appears to have acted as a catalyst for change". Since taking over the military from Pervez Musharraf on November 28, 2007, Kayani, a former director of the ISI and director general of Military Operations, had kept his head down.
It said Kayani met President Zardari for the first time this week - actually twice - after returning from Washington, where he had met with senior officials.
"As a result, a planned crackdown against opposition parties has been shelved," it said.
According to the report, the Army Chief on Thursday discussed the situation at a meeting with the corps commanders and shared Washington's concerns about governance in Pakistan.
"One of these concerns relates to Zardari. He assumed the presidency last September as an "iron man", but in recent weeks he as been more subdued," it said.
According to the report, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani getting closer to the army - coincides with a drop in Zardari's popularity within his own Pakistan People's Party, the lead party in the ruling coalition.
Although Kayani has become more active, neither the Americans nor the Pakistan army actually wants to change horses in mid-stream, the report said.
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It is very good Now India must seize the opportunity and regain POK which was lost to us for so many years
Pakistan sole purpose was destabilize India .They have taken advantage of the US and the Islamic money from the middle east to achieve this . A state born by intolerance and religious fanaticism and fuelled by the same will be consumed by the same .
People those live in glass houses should not throw stones at others- is an old saying. Several stones have been hurled to the rest of the world, and especially toward India by the self proclaimed 'jihadis' who have been patronised by corrupt politicians and mafia. They are not holy at all when they behead other innocent humans or wipe out families, or show no mercy upon the old, sick, young ones, women and those doing prayer. This is not jihad of the kind written in religious text, but barbarism which equates the doings of shaitan himself. Pakistan is paying the price for letting this loose in the first place itself under misguided politicians and myopic security agencies. Now the powerful middle eastern money and fundamentalist political ambitions seem to have become unstoppable, while the state is crumbling due to lawlessness and lack of funds. Only tough times can bring sanity and wisdom for the indisciplined, and now is the right one to crush barbarism fairly and squarely.
Whether forced by the prevailing turbulent situation in Pakistan, in view of the endangered uprising by the deaded Talibans who virtually control 1/3rd Pakistan, especially its northern NWFP tribal belt, the warning by the Pak army chief, Gen Kyani to Pak President Zardari should indicate the events to emerge soon in Pakistan. The military coup in Pakistan is imminent in the light of US administration wanting a change of leadership in Pakistan.