Following an Online update on the situation , two regional experts assess the situatio. Easing nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan. The dangers of nuclear diplomacy in the region. Pakistan responds to India's nuclear tests. Pakistan contemplates nuclear test response.
Tensions rise between India and Pakistan .
No pictures have emerged from Pakistan since news of the military coup first broke, but the latest reports suggest that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is under house arrest. There have been no official announcements from the civilian or from the military leadership tonight, and the television stations have been taken off the air. In mid-broadcast, a program was interrupted. And tonight, the confusion remains. But the key development was Prime Minister Sharif's attempt to sack this man, General Perveez Musharraf, the head of the army.