Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and the well-respected author of several books on the Taliban and militant Islam, answers questions about the impact of a leaked NATO report that alleges that Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency is "intimately involved" with the Afghan insurgency. Rashid spoke with RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique.

For six weeks, Pakistan has blocked NATO supply trucks from entering Afghanistan. Now, as Islamabad looks to reset ties with NATO, there is still no certainty about when the border will reopen.

In Pakistan, where a heavy stigma is attached to mental illness and the state spends relatively little on health, many see spiritual healing as the only option.

The death of bin Laden, political assassinations, drone and helicopter strikes in restive border areas -- 2011 stacks up as the year the focus in the war on terror turned to Pakistan.

Pakistan has taken steps to counter the troubling rise of "honor killings," but recently enacted laws were not enough to save 675 women.

Two years after Islamic extremists forcibly trimmed his distinctive mustache, a Pakistani businessman has reemerged from hiding with his "handlebars" on full display. Restoring his lip decoration, however, meant giving up his home.

Islamabad is preparing to turn a new page in its relationship with NATO, meaning the days of verbal agreements and secret arrangements appear to be over.