Political crisis in Pakistan deepens as General Musharraf decrees emergency rule amid signs the country’s security forces are unable to contain growing Islamic militancy.

Pakistan’s inability to control internal violence raises concerns about January elections, which some analysts hoped would move the country toward democracy.

Pakistani air strikes along its Afghan border punctuate recent clashes between militants and the Pakistani army. But some officials worry Pakistan’s aggressive response is too little, too late.

The reelection of President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan falls at a perilous moment as the nation struggles with conflicting internal and international pressures.

Pakistan may be inching toward a power-sharing arrangement that Washington hopes will ensure political stability and bolster democratic reforms.

As political drama heightens in Pakistan, there is reason for the United States to be seriously concerned about its key ally in the war on terror.

The longstanding rivalry between once-conjoined India and Pakistan takes an economic twist as the countries turn 60.

Months before even the first primary vote is cast, the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign is fulfilling expectations as a major contest over foreign policy.

A meeting of tribal leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed to counter a Taliban resurgence but events in Pakistan and Iran complicate the struggle.

kbNew violence in Pakistan casts a spotlight on the problems facing Pervez Musharraf, who is struggling to balance demands from his compatriots and his allies in Washington.

Pakistan’s growing independent media finds itself under threat for its coverage of the crisis stemming from the president’s dismissal of the chief justice.

As violence continues along Pakistan's Afghan border and conflict escalates over the chief justice’s suspension, doubts rise over President Musharraf’s hold on power.

Facing domestic unrest and an increasingly untenable situation in the northern “tribal lands,” Gen. Pervez Musharraf has signed another controversial pact with tribal militants even as Washington demands a crackdown.

Unrest in Pakistan over the suspension of the country's outspoken chief justice could undermine President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to keep control.

As Islamabad attempts to reform laws related to women, the death of a female politician underscores advances and obstacles to women’s rights in Pakistan.

Vice President Cheney's surprise visit to Islamabad highlights growing U.S. impatience with Pakistan’s inability to stop Taliban infiltration.

Afghanistan continues to demand that Pakistan purge terrorist cells. Can Pakistan's controversial proposal to mine the frontier halt cross-border raids into Afghanistan?

Recent statements by Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf seem to signal a shift in Kashmir territorial claims. But some believe the president’s comments simply amount to a maneuver aimed at calming domestic and international criticism.

A suicide bomb attack at a Pakistani army school raises questions about Islamabad’s ability to control pro-Taliban militants in the tribal lands near the Afghan border.

The October 30 bombing of a Pakistani religious school near the Afghan border provoked widespread protests in Pakistan, highlighting the political tightrope walked by President Pervez Musharraf.