2008-08-19 18:28:54

Pakistan Prepares for New Future


(19 Aug 08 - RV) Leaders of Pakistan’s coalition government on Tuesday set about seeking a replacement for President Pervez Musharraf and tackling pressing economic and security problems.

Meanwhile, at least 20 Islamist militants were killed in a clash with Pakistani security forces near the Afghan border t, while in the volatile northwest a bomb blast outside the emergency gate of a hospital killed at least 12 people and wounded 15 others.

Khalid Rahman is the Director of the Pakistan Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad. He told us that violence in the country is one of the main challenges the new government must face... RealAudioMP3








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