Calling the Bush administration's reaction to emergency rule in Pakistan inadequate, Sen. Joseph Biden, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that he is considering suspending sales of major weapons systems to Pakistan. more >>

KARACHI, PAKISTAN—The state of emergency declared by Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has plunged the country into a judicial crisis as the lawyers fraternity—which has been leading street protests for the past five days—is pledging to boycott courts being led by Musharraf's replacement judges. more >>

KARACHI, Pakistan—It might have been Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf who mounted what many Pakistanis are calling a "coup" against the country's judiciary when he declared a state of emergency and fired the nation's chief justice on Saturday. But Washington is receiving its share of the blame from a disappointed Pakistani public, many of whom had been rooting for the country's Supreme Court in its recent challenges to Musharraf's military rule. more >>

The declaration of emergency fuels an angry backlash—and anxieties in Washington. more >>

Politics aside, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, and Turkey have been friendly—and rewarding—to investors. more >>

The finger-pointing goes both ways. more >>

Benazir Bhutto's bold plan more >>

The planned return home of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto adds to the political turmoil in Pakistan. more >>

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Europe's clash of religion and politics, the outrageous Duke rape case, and the partition of India and Pakistan. more >>

A noted Pakistani scientist delivers a troubling assessment. more >>