Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigJan 11, 2019
President Donald Trump has made a bid to end the 17-year war, but he fumbled on at least one major point. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigSep 8, 2018
A U.S. “reset” of relations with Pakistan seems like a long shot in light of recent history and the Trump administration’s moves on the global stage. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigJul 30, 2018
Cricket-star-turned-politician Imran Khan, the next prime minister, is talking a good if vague game, but will he follow through on his reform promises? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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ZAHEER BABAR and ABDUL SATTAR / The Associated PressJul 13, 2018
The deadliest attacks in Pakistan's troubled election campaign occurred Friday, hours before former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to face a 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
A huge crowd of protesters organized by a cricket star and a cleric have pushed past barbed wire and barricades to make their way ever closer to Parliament in Islamabad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 15, 2009
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was placed under house arrest in Lahore on Sunday as opposition groups prepared to march on Islamabad to call for the reinstatement of judges deposed by former President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan's current president, Asif Ali Zardari, had said shortly after taking power last fall that he would reverse his predecessor's ruling but has yet to make good on his pledge Update 2: Crisis averted (sort of) for now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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