Until the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the American view of radical Islam and its many discontents was shaped more by the Middle East than South Asia. The U.S. has long been at odds with the raging Ayatollah in Iran, the murderous truck bomber in Lebanon and the masked Palestinian "freedom...

Pakistan lost one of its most forceful leaders and democracy advocates when Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27, 2007,at a campaign rally.

Pakistani cricketing hero-turned politician Imran Khan made a splash on October 30 with a rally that attracted hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis. It remains to be seen whether his populist platform will bring the public to the ballot box in 2013.

For Pakistan, founded as a homeland for all Indian Muslims, the Sunni-Shiite divide is an awkward subject that many would rather ignore. But the rest of the world needs to pay more attention to this conflict.

The assassinations of Benazir Bhutto and supporters of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif last week have thrown Pakistan deep into crisis. The attacks undermine the already-precarious efforts to restore a democratic balance and the rule of law to Pakistan while maintaining an acceptable stability. They also undermine President Pervez Musharraf's...

The veryaspects of Benazir Bhutto that made her appealing to Western observers were what made her unpalatable to many Pakistanis.

Governor Salmaan Taseer's murder raises questions about the future of Pakistan's Western-educated elites.

For democracy to take root, the Zardari government must be allowed to complete its five-year term.