India Should Continue to Engage With Pakistan

Pakistan's alleged role in shielding Osama bin Laden has driven
calls to modify India's outreach initiative toward its South Asian
neighbor. It has also resurrected the question dogging Indian
policymakers since the 2008 Mumbai massacre: Should India continue to
engage with Pakistan even though Islamabad cultivates terrorist groups
as a strategic option and harbors some that target India itself?  

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Pakistan denies bin Laden complicity

Pakistan's prime minister has denied officials in his country were complicit in harbouring Osama bin Laden, as the U.S. questions how the slain al-Qaeda leader could live there undetected for several years.

Bin Laden likely had support in Pakistan: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden likely had support within Pakistan, but the nature of that support is not yet known.

Bin Laden wife lived 6 years in Pakistan compound

A wife of Osama bin Laden says she lived in the al-Qaeda leader's compound in Pakistan for six years, according to a Pakistani intelligence official.

Pakistan army admits 'shortcomings' over bin Laden

Pakistan's army has admitted to "shortcomings" in its efforts to locate Osama bin Laden.

Keeping Pakistan From Falling Apart

Over the next five years, Pakistan's success as a stable state, measured
along any dimension, is far from guaranteed, and in fact, the
"normalization" of Pakistan remains doubtful. But unlike with other failed or failing states, the United States cannot
afford to just ignore Pakistan or let it fail comprehensively.

B.C. woman abducted in Pakistan believed dead

Canada's Foreign Affairs Ministry has acknowledged for the first time that it believes a controversial B.C. journalist who was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2008 died in Pakistan.

Running Out of Everything: How Scarcity Drives Crisis in Pakistan

Increasingly scarce resources are driving Pakistan toward a crisis
characterized by interlocking economic, political and security
dimensions. Yet the dangers are poorly understood by the country's policy elite and the international community. In an age of resource constraints, Pakistan is a canary in the coal mine.