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Kohistan
In the shadow of Pakistan's Taliban war
Pakistan's Kohistan district fears the conflict between the Taliban and the miitary in neighbouring Swat could soon spill over, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan discovers.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Map of Taleban controlled areas in Pakistan
Pakistan conflict map
BBC map shows Taliban extending control in north-west Pakistan
How this map was put together
Pakistan in turmoil
Pakistani troops on Banai Baba Ziarat 22/05/09 On the march
Army senses victory against Taliban in Swat
Displaced person in Pakistan's troubled north-west Refugee fears
Cynicism among the displaced in north-west Pakistan
Taliban in Buner, file pic Turning tide
Fear of Pakistan's Taliban changes to defiant opposition

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.

Dir confusion
Growing threat
Shaky Sharia law
Taleban's Sharia challenge
Shifting strategies on border
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
Peshawar tense in bombs aftermath
Huge blast rocks Pakistani city
Pakistan's 'displaced deluge'
Red Mosque cleric's message
Balochistan's worsening situation
Can Sufi Islam counter the Taleban?
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Plight of the displaced
Sunni-Shia divide
Why raid Lahore?
Mapping the militant nexus
Q&A: Pakistan's political instability
Q&A: Kashmir dispute
Musharraf's mixed legacy
Pakistan: Key facts
Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals
Influential military
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