An in-depth analysis of the political and cultural evolution of the Pakistani elite, from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to the present day.

An examination of Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan and China, the development of terrorist organizations and nuclear proliferation.

Using a range of news media, interviews and political commentary to deconstruct a complex country, offering a reasoned and neutral perspective on historically contentious issues.

Pakistan is under increasing scrutiny, being central to an intense and escalating political and ideological conflict between the West and fundamentalist Islamic organizations. Following the killing of Osama bin Laden and the case of Raymond Davis, an undercover CIA agent who killed two ISI agents in Lahore, but was later released due to diplomatic immunity, relations between Washington and Islamabad have become strained, and are at their lowest point for decades.