That's all we need - another fundamentalist political party.

Their financing has been for the four fundamentalist parties.

The opposition blames a fundamentalist Muslim party for the killings.

The fundamentalist parties even appeared to have won a parliamentary seat in the capital, Islamabad.

The fundamentalist parties, which used to be a fringe element in Pakistani politics, now will control two of the country's four provinces.

"The mujahedeen need to finish the war quickly," said an Afghan with close ties to one of the fundamentalist parties.

At least 30,000 people have died in the conflict since early 1992, when the Government canceled parliamentary elections that fundamentalist parties seemed assured of winning.

Today, the Khalis branch is one of the strongest fundamentalist parties militarily.

Leaders of fundamentalist political parties urged dramatic displays of dismay.

Civil war began in January 1992, when the army canceled legislative elections that a Muslim fundamentalist party seemed likely to win.