Photo: #A huge Pakistani flag lies on a mountain as Pakistan celebrates it's Independence Day in Dera Bugti, August 14, 2006. Pakistani authorities tightened security for the country's 59th Independence Day amid an ongoing probe into an alleged plot to blow up airliners flying from Britain.
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A huge Pakistani flag lies on a mountain as Pakistan celebrates it's Independence Day in Dera Bugti, August 14, 2006. Pakistani authorities tightened security for the country's 59th Independence Day amid an ongoing probe into an alleged plot to blow up airliners flying from Britain. (Photo credit: BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Pakistan's dilemma

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/23/2006, 9:06 a.m.

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Midmorning looks at the tenuous position of Pakistan, an important U.S. ally in the war on terror and a haven for several groups linked to terrorism.

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  • Rajan Menon: Professor of international relations at Lehigh University and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
  • Sumit Ganguly: Director of the India studies program at Indiana University.

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