By Paul Wiseman and Richard Wolf The Bush administration and key members of Congress praised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's decision to resign Monday, even as experts on the nuclear-armed, terrorist-infested nation warned of possible short-term political instability. U.S.

By Zafar M. Sheikh and Paul Wiseman RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- The best hope of Pakistan becoming a stable democracy anytime soon may have died with Benazir Bhutto. She was the closest thing Pakistan had to a Kennedy.

By Zafar M. Sheikh and Paul Wiseman ISLAMABAD, Pa

By Paul Wiseman and Zafar M. Sheikh ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Pervez Musharraf called foreign diplomats together Monday to explain his weekend decision to suspend the constitution, oust the chief judge and order sweeping arrests. He told the group, which included U.S.

By Paul Wiseman and Zafar M. Sheikh ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is set to return to Pakistan on Thursday, a move that could further unsettle a country gripped by a political crisis and a bloody conflict with Islamic militants.