The World’s Quil Lawrence reports from Kabul, Afghanistan, on what Afghans expect a new Pakistani president will mean in the fight against the Taliban. The Taliban use parts of Pakistan as a safe haven for attacks across the border in Afghanistan.
The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports on today’s national elections in Pakistan, where turnout is reported to have been low, as many voters appear to have been fearful of violence at the polls.
Scotland Yard today released its report on the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and investigators say she died from a suicide bomb blast and not from gunshot wounds but with the future of her part in doubt