WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Washington is tasked with helping Islamabad transition from a military dictatorship to a civilian democracy without jihadist interference, scholars say.

WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- An adviser on South Asia to three U.S. presidents warns about the threat of a jihadist victory in Pakistan “as a real possibility in the foreseeable future.” It would also give terrorists a nuclear capability.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A senior fellow at the Brookings Institution will lead an interagency policy review of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, the White House said Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and Pakistani officials said they are changing tactics in the search for Osama bin Laden, using an unmanned Predator spy plane to hunt the al-Qaida leader.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A former CIA officer who has advised U.S. President George Bush on the Middle East believes Israel is more likely than ever to attack Iran.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Indian-U.S. civilian nuclear deal may not survive due to political opposition but analysts say it has helped put relations on a firmer footing.

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush has approved a secret CIA non-lethal regime destabilization plan in Iran, ABC News reported Wednesday.

TEHRAN, April 27 (UPI) -- A U.S. intelligence report on Iran's nuclear program said Tehran might be able to produce a nuclear weapon in less than three years, CBS News reported.

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) --