Uncovering Pakistan

When Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at the end of 2007, Pakistan became the focus of intense global news coverage. Now, in the run-up to one of the most uncertain elections of the decade, BBC Radio 4 explores the country behind the headlines. Uncovering Pakistan will examine the country's turbulent history since Partition over 60 years ago, and consider where it goes from here. We will be looking at a country and a people - both in Pakistan and in the UK – full of surprises: rich in culture and tradition, but divided by class and tribalism.

Owen Bennett Jones explores the contemporary history of Pakistan.

News Features

Special features from Today , World At One, PM, The World Tonight and The World This Weekend.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of the State of Pakistan

Journalist Navid Akhtar explores the lives of British Pakistanis.

The cultural life of Pakistan in Pakistan and the UK

Looks at life for Pakistanis in Britain - live report from Huddersfield.

Profile of Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower.

Owen Bennett Jones explores the contemporary history of Pakistan.

Andrew Marr discusses Benazir Bhutto's updated autobiography

Looks at Islam in an Islamic state

How close America came to attacking Pakistan’s nuclear base in the late 1970's.

Why are the authorities failing victims of domestic violence in the UK and Pakistan?

The reasons for the current stand-off in Islamabad between the senior judiciary and the President.

Journalist Navid Akhtar explores the lives of British Pakistanis.

Fatima Bhutto and the Bhutto Dynasty

Profile of President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.