WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As flood waters rise in Pakistan, so does U.S. concern over the impact of the disaster on an already fragile economy and how Washington's robust development plan may be slowed down to deal with the crisis.
Another source of unease, say officials and experts, is fallout from the weak response of the civilian government and to what extent the Pakistani military's attention is being diverted from its fight against militants in the border areas with Afghanistan where U.S. troops are fighting the Taliban.
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