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Pakistan's current president seized power in a coup in 1999.
Learn more about nuclear proliferation,
the conflict over Kashmir, and Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan.
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in Association with
New York Times Television.
Video Length: 25:21
Follow FRONTLINE/World reporter and producer Sharmeen Obaid to her native Pakistan as she investigates the clashes between President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally, and the increasingly powerful Islamic fundamentalists who oppose him. Obaid visits the scene of the most recent assassination attempt on Musharraf, meets with key military leaders and interviews a clandestine jihadi fighting a holy war in neighboring Kashmir. watch video >> read more >>
Interview With Sharmeen Obaid: The Brink
of Peace
Sharmeen Obaid talks about growing up progressive and Muslim,
talking cricket with fundamentalists, and interviewing an underground
fighter by candlelight.
Essential Backgrounders From The
New York Times
Read The New York Times' ongoing coverage of Pakistan's
political crises and link to stories about nuclear proliferation
and the problems of Kashmir.
Read
a discussion with FRONTLINE/World reporter
and co-producer Sharmeen Obaid about "On a Razor's
Edge"