Even Egypt thinks Pakistan is a failed state

From the New York Times:

Also on Ms. Rice's agenda in Europe, administration officials said, was the discussion of democratic reforms in what is called the "broader" Middle East, including Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The next meeting on such reforms is to be held in Egypt in March, with Afghanistan and Pakistan excluded at Egypt's request. An Arab diplomat said Egypt regarded these countries as non-Arab countries and as "failed states" and did not want them included in discussions of reforms in the Arab world.