Aug 15 Musharraf Spokesman Denies Resignation Rumors as Impeachment Bid Looms By Admin, PBS News Hour A spokesman for embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that the leader has already agreed to step down to avoid impending impeachment proceedings. Continue reading
Aug 13 Pressure Builds on Pakistan's Musharraf to Leave Office By Admin, PBS News Hour A growing number of provincial legislatures in Pakistan are calling on embattled President Pervez Musharraf to face a confidence vote or be impeached -- and speculation abounds on whether he will leave office first. Continue reading
Aug 12 Bomb Targets Pakistani Military as Top al-Qaida Figure Reported Killed By PBS News Hour A bomb struck a Pakistani military truck Tuesday in the country's restive northwest, killing as many as 14 people, as reports emerged that a senior al-Qaida commander had been killed in clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border. Continue reading
Aug 07 Pakistan Ruling Party to Seek Impeachment of Musharraf By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistan's ruling coalition said Thursday it plans to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf, saying the U.S.-backed former general has "eroded the trust of the nation."… Continue reading
Aug 04 Dozens Killed in Clashes in Northwest Pakistan By PBS News Hour At least 94 Islamist militants, 14 soldiers and 28 civilians were killed in battles in the Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley over the past week, while the country's army is planning a major operation against the militants, the army said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Regional Security Tops Pakistani Prime Minister's Agenda After a U.S. air strike killed a possible al-Qaida operative in Pakistan's tribal belt Monday, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani discusses the complexities of securing his country's border with Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch In Afghanistan, Troop Deaths Highlight Instability On Sunday, Taliban militants waged the deadliest assault on U.S. and NATO troops in three years, highlighting the challenge of the ongoing armed conflict. A New York Times Magazine reporter and a counter-insurgency expert measure the complexity of the conflict. Continue watching
Jul 07 41 Killed in Indian Embassy Bombing in Kabul By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber ignited a car bomb Monday outside India's embassy in Afghanistan, killing 41 and injuring 139. The casualties included an Indian defense attache, a diplomat as well as two embassy guards and six Afghan police officers. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Resurgent Taliban May Step Up Attacks, Pentagon Says A report released by the Pentagon Friday showed growing instability in Afghanistan and a continuing rise in Taliban forces. A reporter and a regional expert size up new security threats and discuss the new report. Continue watching
Jun 11 Pakistan Says U.S. Coalition Forces Killed 11 Troops By PBS News Hour Pakistan's army said Wednesday that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike along the volatile Afghan-Pakistan border killed 11 of its paramilitary troops, condemning it as an act of aggression that "hit at the very basis of cooperation" on the war on terror. Continue reading