Pakistan’s Wasteland: The Bhutto Backyard

Naween Mangi / Truthdig Mar 15, 2018 For three generations, the Pakistani political dynasty has promised to improve living conditions, but residents of the Bhuttos' ancestral village still struggle in poverty. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Pakistan’s Wasteland: The Bhutto Backyard

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Musharraf Hopes for a Pakistan Comeback

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2012 Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the former president who was hounded out of the country after nine years atop a military government, has said he will return to Pakistan to participate in elections. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hitchens: Shame on U.S. and Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 In his latest, scathingly critical essay for Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens makes it eminently clear that he isn't buying any of the stories the US and Pakistani governments are selling about their increasingly complicated (and, in Hitchens' view, hypocritical) relationship (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan and the U.S., Post-bin Laden

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 The news of Osama bin Laden's death came at a time of strain between the U.S. and Pakistan. So how might this huge development affect future relations? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

President Obama on the Death of Osama bin Laden

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 As he announced the death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday night, President Barack Obama gave a nod to nationalism, remarking that "today's achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people." Packaging aside, what apparently happened is that the elusive al-Qaida leader was killed by U.S. forces, who "took custody of his body," according to Obama. As he announced the death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday night, President Barack Obama gave a nod to nationalism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan’s Floods Could Take Its President Down

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2010 The sheer suffering and human cost of Pakistan's devastating floods are mounting daily, and frustration with the nation's president, Asif Ali Zardari, is on the rise as well -- and Zardari's standing with the public was shaky enough before disaster struck. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Terrifying World of Pakistan’s ‘Disappeared’

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Mar 19, 2010 If you want to know how brutally Pakistan treats its people, you should meet Amina Janjua An intelligent painter and interior designer, she sits on the vast sofa of her living room in Rawalpindi -- a room that somehow accentuates her loneliness -- scarf wound tightly round her head, serving tea and biscuits like the middle-class woman she is. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Suicide Attack Kills at Least 20 in Karachi

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2009 A suicide bomber struck a procession of Shiite Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday as they commemorated the day of Ashura, a traditional day of mourning and remembrance of the Prophet Muhammad's martyred grandson. According to the Los Angeles Times, 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in the blast -- the third attack in three days in Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dozens of Pakistani Politicians Called to Corruption Courts

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2009 Pakistan's Supreme Court dealt a blow to many in the country's ruling elite Friday by reopening corruption cases against "thousands of politicians," according to The New York Times, and calling for dozens of those officials to appear before the courts. Included on the list was President Asif Ali Zardari, but his position grants him immunity against prosecution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Investigating Bhutto Murder

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2009 It's been a year and a half since the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and although her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, is now Pakistan's president, local investigations haven't produced many answers about her murder. Now a United Nations commission, led by Chilean Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, is conducting its own inquiry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cambodia Déjà Vu: the Invasion of Pakistan

William Pfaff / Truthdig May 14, 2009 Last September, during the American presidential campaign, I wrote a column declaring that the United States had again invaded Cambodia, only this time "Cambodia" was Pakistan. President George W. Bush had ordered U.S. ground attacks on the Taliban inside Pakistan's Tribal Territories, without Pakistan's authorization. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )