Such teams were called in to investigate the mysterious and sudden death of Army Chief General Asif Nawaz and the Egyptian Embassy bombing in the '90s.

CNN: Commentary: No time for dictatorship

The Bush administration continued to support Musharraf after elections in February saw the effective loss of his political power to an opposition coalition led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of assassinated former Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto.

NPR: Analysts Urge U.S. Policy Shift After Musharraf

The government of President Asif Ali Zardari, the main opposition party led by Nawaz Sharif and the armed forces have all done little to educate ordinary people about the Pakistani Taliban.

ECONOMIST: The Pakistani Taliban: brutal, or simply misunderstood?

The new government of Nawaz Sharif has been enthusiastically investigating her financial affairs and those of her husband, Asif Zardari.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan

Unlike President Asif Ali Zardari's outgoing PPP government, which was trusted by neither the Pakistani army nor the Taliban, Nawaz Sharif has the potential to become a guarantor and mediator for peace talks.

BBC: Afghans are wary of Nawaz Sharif - but should they be?