Pakistan and Fighting Terrorism

Pakistan and Fighting Terrorism

Pakistan's new prime minister is in Washington as the Bush administration and others say his country must do more to control al Qaeda and Taliban militants near the Afghanistan border. How Pakistan's internal politics and U.S. foreign...

Pakistan's new prime minister is in Washington as the Bush administration and others say his country must do more to control al Qaeda and Taliban militants near the Afghanistan border. How Pakistan's internal politics and U.S. foreign policy relate to rising violence in Afghanistan.

Guests

Amb. Karl Inderfurth

former assistant secretary of state for south Asian affairs; professor and graduate program director at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs

Mark Mazzetti

national security correspondent, "The New York Times"

Shuja Nawaz

Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and author, "Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within"

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