Nov 2nd, 2008 · The U.S. has launched a series of air strikes in Pakistan, aimed pressuring militants suspected of running anti-U.S. raids into Afghanistan. But this past week, the Pakistani government lodged a formal complaint and demanded a halt to the strikes. Journalist Ahmed Rashid in Lahore, Pakistan, tells host Liane Hansen how the U.S. could respond.
Jul 29th, 2008 · The new prime minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani, began a three-day visit to Washington by meeting Monday with President Bush at the White House. Deborah Amos talks with Rashed Rahman, editor of The Post newspaper in Lahore, about the impact Gilani will have on Pakistan's politics, and its relationship with the United States.
Mar 11th, 2008 · Suicide bombings killed and wounded several people in the Pakistani city of Lahore today. It was the latest in a wave of attacks that authorities have blamed on Islamic militants. Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Graham Usher in Islamabad.
Dec 27th, 2007 · We hear past statements by Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and reactions to her assassination from people in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan.
Dec 27th, 2007 · Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed after being shot in the neck and chest as she was leaving a rally in Rawalpindi. Rashed Rehman, the executive editor of the Post newspaper in Lahore, recalls meeting Bhutto when she was campaigning in Lahore.
Nov 25th, 2007 · Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to his hometown of Lahore on Sunday from exile in Saudi Arabia and was greeted by thousands of supporters. Sharif called on President Pervez Musharraf to end the state of emergency in the country.
Nov 14th, 2007 · Students joined the campaign against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday at the University of Punjab in Lahore, where cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was taken into custody. Pakistan's opposition parties are trying to forge a united front, but such political alliances are not easy.
Nov 13th, 2007 · Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto also calls on President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to step down and end emergency rule. Speaking to NPR by telephone from Lahore, Pakistan, she also rules out any future power-sharing deal with the military ruler.