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It's a turbulent time for Pakistan. The widespread mourning for assassinated politician Benazir Bhutto has ended, just in time for electioneering to begin ahead of the country's controversial mid-February elections. Dateline's David O'Shea is there to gauge the mood of the people, and he finds massive discontent with President Musharraf's rule.

O'Shea mixes with a group of lawyers, incensed by Musharraf's order to arrest the Chief Justice. They stage a street protest but end up getting tear gassed. They retaliate by throwing rocks and the police respond in kind. O'Shea is caught up in the violence.

It's this volatility that has many people worried about what will happen in the days following the election, particuarly if Pakistanis unite against Musharraf's rule.

Also in this episode, an interview with superstar cricketer turned politician Imran Kahn, and a report on Inner Mongolia's water crisis. 

Watch these segments online at SBS:

Musharraf's Last Stand
Interview with Imran Kahn
Inner Mongolia - A Land Without Water

About International Dateline 

SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.