Clinton made unusual direct telephone appeals on Saturday to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif to try to ease tensions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

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

ECONOMIST: Pakistan