Pakistan: Country Profile, Briefings and Latest Issues
The story on Pakistan: politics, economy, social conditions, Pakistan's role in the "war on terror," and the latest issues.
Can Pakistan Be Trusted? - In the War on the Taliban, Can Pak…
Pakistan claims to be on the American side against the Taliban. But Can Pakistan actually be trusted?
Pakistan claims to be on the American side against the Taliban. But Can Pakistan actually be trusted?
War Over Waziristan
Understanding the Pakistani military's assault on the Taliban heartland in South Waziristan.
Understanding the Pakistani military's assault on the Taliban heartland in South Waziristan.
Kashmir: History and Background
Kashmir explained: A brief history and background of the conflict at the heart of Pakistani-Indian tensions and wars.
Kashmir explained: A brief history and background of the conflict at the heart of Pakistani-Indian tensions and wars.
Kashmir
Brief description of Kashmir, the region disputed by India and Pakistan.
Brief description of Kashmir, the region disputed by India and Pakistan.
The Second Kashmir War (1965)
Brief history and background of the Second Kashmir War (1965) between India and Pakistan.
Brief history and background of the Second Kashmir War (1965) between India and Pakistan.
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for a referendum on Kashmir's future with India or Pakistan.
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for a referendum on Kashmir's future with India or Pakistan.
What Is Pakistan's ISI or Inter-Services Intelligence?
FAQ: What Is Pakistan's ISI or Inter-Services Intelligence? All you need to know about the rogue intelligence agency termed a "state within a state," and its support of the Taliban and Islamist militants.
FAQ: What Is Pakistan's ISI or Inter-Services Intelligence? All you need to know about the rogue intelligence agency termed a "state within a state," and its support of the Taliban and Islamist militants.
Obama's Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy
Analysis: Barack Obama's Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy is a scaled-down, more narrowly focused version of the Bush version.
Analysis: Barack Obama's Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy is a scaled-down, more narrowly focused version of the Bush version.
Full Text of Obama's Speech on New Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The full text of Obama's March 27, 2009 speech on his new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The full text of Obama's March 27, 2009 speech on his new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Who's Who in Pakistan's Policics
It's not easy understanding who's who in Pakistani politics, who stands for what, and who's less corrupt than whom: few, if any, of the players on the national scene today are clean of the taint of corruption, election-rigging or outright thuggery. The country's political viability is shaky, its ability to contain terrorism surging Islamisms to the northwest shakier still. Yet Pakistani stability…
It's not easy understanding who's who in Pakistani politics, who stands for what, and who's less corrupt than whom: few, if any, of the players on the national scene today are clean of the taint of corruption, election-rigging or outright thuggery. The country's political viability is shaky, its ability to contain terrorism surging Islamisms to the northwest shakier still. Yet Pakistani stability…
Learning to Live With Radical Islam
Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria argues that learning to live with radical Islam is the only way to neutralize its deadlier mutant, bin Ladenism and terrorism. Is Zakaria right?
Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria argues that learning to live with radical Islam is the only way to neutralize its deadlier mutant, bin Ladenism and terrorism. Is Zakaria right?
Why Is Pakistan Barack Obama's Biggest Challenge in the Middle East?
Pakistan--not Palestine-Israel, not Iran, not Iraq--is Barack Obama's biggest Middle East (and foreign policy) challenge. Here is why, and how Obama could go about addressing it.
Pakistan--not Palestine-Israel, not Iran, not Iraq--is Barack Obama's biggest Middle East (and foreign policy) challenge. Here is why, and how Obama could go about addressing it.
What Is Waziristan in Pakistan?
Brief history and description of Pakistan's North and South Waziristan Agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, where Osama bin laden and al-Qaeda are believed to be hiding.
Brief history and description of Pakistan's North and South Waziristan Agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, where Osama bin laden and al-Qaeda are believed to be hiding.
What Are Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier and Federally Administered Tribal Areas?
To understand why Pakistan is so unstable and such a fertile ground for the Taliban and al-Qaeda, one must understand what Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Provinces and Federally Administered Tribal Areas are all about: lawlessness, and where the Taliban rules, not Pakistani authority. But what, exactly, is that province, and what are those "tribal areas"?
To understand why Pakistan is so unstable and such a fertile ground for the Taliban and al-Qaeda, one must understand what Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Provinces and Federally Administered Tribal Areas are all about: lawlessness, and where the Taliban rules, not Pakistani authority. But what, exactly, is that province, and what are those "tribal areas"?
Profile: Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif: Right-Wing, Religious, Unpredictable
Profile of Nawaz Sharif, twice prime minister of Pakistan and an instinctively, pragmatically imperious leader of the Pakistan Muslim league.
Profile of Nawaz Sharif, twice prime minister of Pakistan and an instinctively, pragmatically imperious leader of the Pakistan Muslim league.
Pakistan Peoples Party
Quick history and definition of the Pakistan Peoples Party, a Socialist party founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1967 and led ever since by members of the Bhyutto family.
Quick history and definition of the Pakistan Peoples Party, a Socialist party founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1967 and led ever since by members of the Bhyutto family.
Profile: Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, is known as Pakistan's "Mr. Ten Percent" for his long trail of corruption and kickbacks. He stands to become Pakistan's president.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, is known as Pakistan's "Mr. Ten Percent" for his long trail of corruption and kickbacks. He stands to become Pakistan's president.
Pakistan Beyond Pervez Musharraf: Risks and Challenges
For nine years, the United States relied on Pakistan strong,an Pervez Musharraf as its best bet in the war on terror in South Asia.
For nine years, the United States relied on Pakistan strong,an Pervez Musharraf as its best bet in the war on terror in South Asia.
Pakistan at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Pakistan: Pakistans Olympic history and country profile, and Pakistans athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Pakistan: Pakistans Olympic history and country profile, and Pakistans athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
What Pakistan's 2008 Parliamentary Elections Mean
Pakistan's 2008 parliamentary elections are a sharp rejection of President Pervez Musharraf's nine-year rule. But Pakistan's future as a democratic nation is still uncertain.
Pakistan's 2008 parliamentary elections are a sharp rejection of President Pervez Musharraf's nine-year rule. But Pakistan's future as a democratic nation is still uncertain.
A Portrait in Pictures of Karachi, Pakistan, by photographer …
A photo gallery of some of Karachi's greatest landmarks, showcasing Pakistan's greatest city's architecture and beauty, by Karachi photographer Aliraza Khatri.
A photo gallery of some of Karachi's greatest landmarks, showcasing Pakistan's greatest city's architecture and beauty, by Karachi photographer Aliraza Khatri.
Profile: Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan
A child of privilege, a woman of contradictions: Benazir Bhutto, twice the prime minister of Pakistan, has shuttled between power and exile, authoritarianism and liberalism, civil governance and corruption.
A child of privilege, a woman of contradictions: Benazir Bhutto, twice the prime minister of Pakistan, has shuttled between power and exile, authoritarianism and liberalism, civil governance and corruption.
Pakistan: Country Profile
Pakistan's brief, troubled history as a nation-state wracked by military coups and Islamic militancy contrasts sharply with its long, ancient history as a hub of Mogul, Vedic and Indus civilizations.
Pakistan's brief, troubled history as a nation-state wracked by military coups and Islamic militancy contrasts sharply with its long, ancient history as a hub of Mogul, Vedic and Indus civilizations.
Profile: Pakistan's Gen. Pervez Musharraf
The controversial self-proclaimed president of Pakistan took over the country in a bloodless coup in 1999 and has since ruled with a mixture of authoritarianism and very occasional enlightenment.
The controversial self-proclaimed president of Pakistan took over the country in a bloodless coup in 1999 and has since ruled with a mixture of authoritarianism and very occasional enlightenment.