It began with comments Obama made in August, 2007 that if elected, he would make U.S. aid to Pakistan conditional: “Pakistan must make substantial progress in closing down the training camps, evicting ...

Map of the tribal areas and the Northwest Frontier Province. The government signed peace agreements in the red agencies/ districts (the military said Shangla was under Taliban control in October); ...

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a regular correspondent for FRONTLINE/World and is based in Karachi. Jugnu Mohsin and her husband Najam Sethi are Pakistan's most powerful media couple. Between them, they ...

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a regular correspondent for FRONTLINE/World and is based in Karachi. Video editor: Charlotte Buchen. I was 11 years old when Benazir Bhutto was elected Pakistan's prime ...

September 5, 2008 • Pervez Musharraf's resignation introduced uncertainty, and U.S. officials say al-Qaida is seeking to strengthen its presence in the country. Meanwhile, Pakistan looks likely to ...

In a sharp break from the caution and inertia of his predecessors, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. military aid to Pakistan and warned that Washington will take further punitive measures ...

Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the tribal areas. Map from PBS’ Frontline. Click to view. Pakistan closed the Torkham border crossing in the Khyber tribal agency. The road through the Khyber Pass is NATO’s ...

The year 2008 saw a shift of focus in the war on terrorism -- with attention moving away from Iraq toward South Asia, and consensus developing among Western leaders that Pakistan must be at the center ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army chief stressed Monday the need to avoid conflict with India, days after he ordered troops toward the ...

(New York) - The newly elected government in Pakistan should abolish the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani. Until the death penalty is ...