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Taleban militants
Shall we stand up to the Taleban?
A journalist describes the dilemma facing Pakistani villagers after members of the Taleban come seeking donations and new recruits to fight in Afghanistan.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Rescue workers at bomb-hit Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan Bearing the brunt
The aftermath of massive attack on Islamabad Marriott
Asif Zardari 'Master plan'
The new president's plans for the country
Violence in Peshawar Bleakest moment
Ahmed Rashid on Pakistan's challenging future

THE MILITANT THREAT

Baitullah Mehsud Meeting feared militant
BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan describes the journey to meet Baitullah Mehsud, head of Pakistan's Taleban.

Displaced by Pakistan's 'war on terror'
US struggles with Pakistan policy
Facing the Taleban's tentacles
Recruiting Taleban 'child soldiers'
Army's tribal quagmire
DEATH OF BENAZIR BHUTTO

Benazir Bhutto in 1988 Benazir, the steely and vulnerable
BBC's Lyse Doucet remembers Benazir Bhutto, the formidable politician she first met nearly 20 years ago.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Baitullah Mehsud: Bhutto's killer?
In pictures: Bhutto's funeral
'Cursed' political dynasty
Q&A: Bhutto assassination


KEY STORIES
Village backlash
Militants torch Afghan supplies
Islamabad's 'message from Hell'
Rescuers comb Pakistan bomb hotel
Six Britons hurt in hotel blast
Eyewitnesses: Pakistan blast
Pakistan in sovereignty warning
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Mapping the militant nexus
Q&A: What next after Musharraf
Musharraf's mixed legacy
Pakistan poses US policy headache
Delhi fears
Strongman goes
Pakistan - the balance of forces
Spies challenge government
Pakistan: Key facts
Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals
Influential military
PROFILES
Pervez Musharraf
Asif Ali Zardari
Nawaz Sharif
General Kayani
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