Starting Places

•   "Pakistan Profile," BBC News.

• "Crisis Guide: Pakistan," Council On Foreign Relations.

•   Ahmed Rashid, "Ten Years Of Meltdown In Pakistan," BBC News, October 2, 2011.

•   Don Belt, "Struggle For The Soul Of Pakistan," National Geographic (September 2007).

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News In Context

• "Pakistan" -- Times Topics:  An anthology of articles from the New York Times.

•   Peter Preston, "Pakistan Is The Real Victim Of Bush's Great 9/11 Folly," Guardian, October 9, 2011.

•   "The Afghan-Pakistani Militant Nexus," BBC News, October 6, 2011.

•   M. Ilyas Khan, "Secrets Of The Taliban's Success," BBC News, October 4, 2011.

•   Alastair Lawson, "Pakistan's Evolving Sectarian Schism," BBC News, October 4, 2011.

•   M. Ilyas Khan, "The Decline Of Swat's Celebrated Dancing Girls," BBC News, September 9, 2011.

•   Carlotta Gill, "Pakistan's Bitter, Little-Known Ethnic Rebellion," New York Times, August 23, 2011.

• Jane Perlez, "Books Of The Times: Constructing A Portrait Of Pakistan Through The Stories Of Its Peoples," New York Times, August 8, 2011.

•   Shehrbano Taseer, "Hina Rabbani Khar Offers Hope To Pakistan," Guardian, August 2, 2011.

•   Salman Masood, "Lahore Journal: Eulogies For Bin Laden, Shrouded In Mystery," New York Times, July 27, 2011.

•   Aleem Maqbool, "The Unloved U.S. Investment In Pakistan," BBC News, May 26, 2011.

•   Syed Shoaib Hasan, "Pakistanis Left Numb by Bin Laden Killing," BBC News, May 4, 2011.

•   Carlotta Gill and Eric Schmitt, "Amid Skepticism, Pakistan Calculates Its Response," New York Times, May 2, 2011.

• "Q & A: Pakistan's Controversial Blasphemy Laws," BBC News, March 22, 2011.

•   Ahmed Rashid, "Extremists Exploit Pakistan's Political Paralysis," BBC News, February 16, 2011.

•   Jane Perlez, "Memo From Islamabad: Many In Pakistan Fear Unrest At Home," New York Times, February 3, 2011.

•   Declan Walsh, "Salmaan Taseer, Aasia Bibi And Pakistan's Struggle With Extremism," Observer, January 8, 2011.

•   Mohammed Hanif, "How Pakistan Responded To Salmaan Taseer's Assassination," Guardian, January 6, 2011.

•   Carlotta Gill, "Assassination Deepens Divide In Pakistan," New York Times, January 5, 2011.

•   Jane Perlez, "Karachi Turns Deadly Amid Pakistan's Rivalries," New York Times, November 18, 2010.

•   "Profile: Nawaz Sharif," BBC News, June 17, 2009.

•   "Profile: Pervez Musharraf," BBC News, June 16, 2009.

•   "Pakistan 'Fighting For Survival,'" BBC News, May 9, 2009.

•   Sabrina Tavernise, "Pakistan's Islamic Schools Fill Void, But Fuel Militancy," New York Times, May 3, 2009.

•   Sabrina Tavernise, "Pakistan: Struggling To See A Country Of Shards," New York Times, May 2, 2009.

•   Ahmed Rashid, "Disarray On Pakistan Taleban Threat," BBC News, April 24, 2009.

•   Sabrina Tavernise et al., "United Militants Threaten Pakistan's Populous Heart," New York Times, April 13, 2009.

• "Pakistan's Political Crisis," Guardian, March 30, 2009.

•   "Q & A: Pakistan's Political Instability," BBC News, March 16, 2009.

•   M. Ilyas Khan, "Is Pakistan Shifting Its India Policy?," BBC News, February 13, 2009.

•   Syed Shoaib Hasan, "Pashtun Influx Fuels Karachi Tensions," BBC News, February 12, 2009.

•   Adrian Levy, "On The Trail Of Pakistan's Taliban," Guardian, January 10, 2009.

•   Barbara Plett, "Remembering Bhutto One Year On," BBC News, December 27, 2008.

•   David Loyn, "Pakistan's Past Haunts India Ties," BBC News, November 29, 2008.

•   Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah, "Pakistanis Mired In Brutal Battle To Oust Taliban," New York Times, November 10, 2008.

• "Q & A: Kashmir Dispute," BBC News, November 6, 2008.

•   Salman Masood, "Lahore Journal: In City Of Tolerance, Shadow Of The Taliban," New York Times, November 2, 2008.

•   Dexter Filkins, "The Long Road To Chaos In Pakistan," New York Times, September 27, 2008.

•   Jane Perlez, "In Musharraf's Wake, U.S. Faces Political Disarray," New York Times, August 18, 2008.

•   Raymond Bonner, "War In Progress," New York Times, August 10, 2008.

• "Special Report: The Death Of Benazir Bhutto," BBC News, September 24, 2008.

• Jason Burke, "Pakistan Looks To Life Without The General," Observer, August 17, 2008.

• "Q & A: Benazir Bhutto Assassination," BBC News, February 8, 2008.

• Pankaj Mishra, "The Churchill Wannabes Destroy Any Hope Of A Violence-Free Life In Pakistan," Guardian, January 8, 2008.

•   William Dalrymple, "Op-Ed Contributor: Bhutto's Deadly Legacy," New York Times, January 4, 2008.

•   John F. Burns, "Benazir Bhutto, 54, Who Weathered Pakistan's Political Storm For 3 Decades, Dies," New York Times, December 28, 2007.

• "Benazir Bhutto" -- Times Topics:  An anthology of articles from the New York Times.

•   "Pakistan Marks 60th Anniversary," BBC News, August 14, 2007.

•   Andrew Whitehead, "Sixty Bitter Years After Partition," BBC News, August 8, 2007.

•   "Quick Guide: Partition," BBC News, August 8, 2007.

• "After Partition: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh," BBC News, August 8, 2007.

•   Mahmud Ali, "Pakistan's Shadowy Secret Service," BBC News, October 9, 2006.

•   Salman Masood, "Lahore Journal: In Standoff With India, Pakistan Gives 35 Millimeters," New York Times, May 8, 2006.

•   Mahmud Ali, "The Rise Of Pakistan's Army," BBC News, December 24, 2003.

• "India And Pakistan Celebrate," Guardian, August 15, 1947.

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Articles

•   Crispin Gates, "The Hidden Story Of Partition And Its Legacies," BBC History.

•   Mohsin Hamid, "Why They Get Pakistan Wrong," New York Review Of Books (September 29, 2011).

• Jayshree Bajoria, "Pakistan's New Generation Of Terrorists," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (May 13, 2011).

• Jayshree Bajoria, "Islam And Politics In Pakistan," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (May 5, 2011).

• Jayshree Bajoria and Eben Kaplan, "The ISI And Terrorism: Behind The Accusations," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (May 4, 2011).

• Greg Bruno, "U.S. Drone Activities In Pakistan," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (July 19, 2010).

• Jamal Afridi and Jayshree Bajoria, "China-Pakistan Relations," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (July 6, 2010).

•   John Lancaster, "Pakistan's Heartland Under Threat," National Geographic (July 2010).

• "Lashkar-e Taiba (Army Of The Pure)," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (January 14, 2010.

• Jayshree Bajoria, "Pakistan's Education System And Links To Extremism," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (October 7, 2009).

• Ahmed Rashid, "Pakistan On The Brink," New York Review Of Books (May 14, 2009).

•   Robert D. Kaplan, "Pakistan's Fatal Shore," Atlantic (May 2009).

•   "Pakistan And The Taliban: A Real Offensive, Or A Phoney War?," Economist (April 30, 2009).

•   James Traub, "Can Pakistan Be Governed?," New York Times Magazine (March 31, 2009).

• Jayshree Bajoria, "The Troubled Afghan-Pakistani Border," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (March 20, 2009).

• Jayshree Bajoria, "Pakistan's Fragile Foundations," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (March 12, 2009).

•   "Pakistan's Tribal Areas: A Wild Frontier," Economist (September 18, 2008).

•   Dexter Filkins, "Right At The Edge," New York Times Magazine (September 5, 2008).

• "A Survey Of Al Qaeda: A Hydra-Headed Monster," Economist (July 17, 2008).

•   James Traub, "The Lawyers' Crusade," New York Times Magazine (June 1, 2008).

•   Nicholas Schmidle, "Next-Gen Taliban," New York Times Magazine (January 6, 2008).

• Carinn Zissis, "Pakistan's Tribal Areas," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (October 26, 2007).

• Carin Zissis and Greg Bruno, "Pakistan's Political Future," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (August 16, 2007).

• Aryn Baker, "Pakistan: Divided By Faith," Time (August 2, 2007).

•   William Dalrymple, "Letter From Pakistan: Days Of Rage," New Yorker (July 23, 2007).

• Selig S. Harrison, "Pakistan's Baluch Insurgency," Le Monde Diplomatique (October 2006).

• Lionel Beehner, "Musharraf's Taliban Problem," Council Of Foreign Relations Backgrounder (September 11, 2006).

• Pervez Hoodbhoy, "Can Pakistan Work?: A Country In Search Of Itself," Foreign Affairs (December 2004).

• Eliza Griswold, "In The Hiding Zone," New Yorker (July 26, 2004).

• Mohsin Hamid, "Letter From Lahore: Reinventing Pakistan," Smithsonian (July 2004).

• Anatol Lieven, "Preserver And Destroyer," London Review Of Books (January 23, 2003).

•   Robert D. Kaplan, "The Lawless Frontier," Atlantic (September 2000).

• Claudia Dreifus, "Real-Life Dynasty; Benazir Bhutto," New York Times Magazine (May 15, 1994).

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Audio Sources

•   "Pamela Constable: 'Playing With Fire,'" Diane Rehm Story, WAMU, July 19, 2011.

• "The Pakistan Connection," Assignment, BBC World Service, May 16, 2011.

• "Blasphemy -- A Matter Of Life And Death," Assignment, BBC World Service, April 28, 2011.

•   "Imtiaz Gul: 'The Most Dangerous Place,'" Diane Rehm Show, WAMU, June 14, 2010.

•   "Pakistani Journalist Details A 'Descent Into Chaos,'" Fresh Air, WHYY, June 11, 2009.

• "Pakistan In Crisis," Assignment, BBC World Service, April 26, 2009.

• "The 'Chaos' Of Failed Nation-Building," Fresh Air, WHYY, June 5, 2008.

•   "Uncovering Pakistan, Part One: The Dream Undone," BBC Documentary Archive, February 8, 2008.

• "Uncovering Pakistan, Part Two: Powers In The Land," BBC Documentary Archive, February 8, 2008.

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Video Sources

• "U.S.-Pakistan Relations After Bin Laden's Death," Inside Story, AlJazeera English, May 4, 2011.

• "Pakistan's Blasphemy Law," Inside Story, AlJazeera English, January 12, 2011.

• "Jinnah's Children," BBC Our World, July 29, 2009:  Part 1; Part 2.

• "The Crisis In Pakistan," Charlie Rose Show, PBS, March 17, 2009.