Politics Dec 28 Watch U.S. Faces Pakistan Policy Dilemmas After Bhutto’s Death In the aftermath of the death of political opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan faces new turmoil and the United States faces tough choices in its policies toward the South Asian nation. Policy experts examine the ramifications of Bhutto's death on…
Politics Dec 28 Mourning, Violence as Bhutto Is Buried Benazir Bhutto was buried Friday at her family's mausoleum in her southern home province of Sindh, one day after the Pakistani opposition leader was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack at an election rally. By PBS News Hour
Politics Nov 19 Watch Pakistani Crisis Persists as Activists Confront Military Government A newly appointed Pakistani Supreme Court quashed several legal challenges to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election Monday. Margaret Warner reports from Lahore, Pakistan, on how the conflict between activists and Musharraf's military government has impacted the country's civil society and…
Politics Nov 15 Musharraf Names Interim Prime Minister Amid Political Turmoil Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf tapped an interim prime minister Thursday who will oversee January parliamentary elections in the country as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto pushed separately to build a national unity interim government. By PBS News Hour
Nov 13 Watch Bhutto Calls on Musharraf to Resign amid House Arrest Police in Pakistan halted an opposition protest Tuesday and confined its organizer, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, to her home. Also on Tuesday, Bhutto called for President Pervez Musharraf to resign. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Former PM Bhutto Seeks Full Inquiry Into Deadly Pakistan Attack Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto pledged to continue to push for a return to civilian rule in defiance of attackers who killed more than 100 people Thursday. After an Independent Television News report, journalists in Karachi provide an update… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Deadly Blasts Disturb Bhutto’s Pakistan Homecoming Explosions went off near a convoy carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Thursday as she returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile. At least 108 people were reported killed in the blast. A reporter details the chaotic homecoming… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Pakistani Presidential Election Awaits Court Ruling Pakistan awaited a Supreme Court ruling on whether President Pervez Musharraf, who won Saturday's unofficial vote, can still run while serving as Army chief. A regional expert provides an update on the power struggle. Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Exiled Former Prime Minister Sharif Can Return to Pakistan The Pakistani Supreme Court ruled that exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return to Pakistan. Journalist Steve Coll, who served in South Asia, gives more details on the development. Continue watching