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West Indies determined to fight back in second Pakistan Test 
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West Indian vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan said his team was determined to win the second Test against Pakistan to keep their chances alive in the three-match series.Death row Briton flies home from Pakistan CNN.com - Nov 17 6:05 PM
LONDON, England (AP) -- A British man on Pakistan's death row for 18 years was freed Friday and returned home following an act of clemency by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf that was hailed by human rights groups.Briton home after 18 years in Pakistan jail Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 4:26 PM
A British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for a murder he says he did not commit returned home to London's Heathrow Airport on Friday, grey-haired after 18 years in a Pakistani jail.Pakistan frets about war spilling over AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 1:30 PM
The airstrike on an Islamic school and a series of revenge attacks against security forces in Pakistan's tribal regions have heightened concerns that the war in Afghanistan may be spreading over the border.Afghanistan asks Pakistan to do more to hunt Islamic militants AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 11:44 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked for greater cooperation from neighboring Pakistan to help fight Islamic militants during his visit to India.Family of death-row Briton await his return from Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 11:04 AM
The family of a British man released from prison after 18 years on death row in Pakistan voiced relief and joy after seeing his conviction commuted to a life sentence.Briton leaves Pakistan after clemency AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 9:33 AM
A British man on Pakistan's death row for 18 years was freed Friday and flew out of the country following an act of clemency by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf that was hailed by human rights groups.Afghanistan focus of Blair's Pakistan visit CNN.com - Nov 17 8:21 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit Pakistan "shortly" for talks that will focus on security in Afghanistan, where 5,000 British troops are serving with a NATO force fighting a Taliban-led insurgency, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.Gov't told to push Pakistan for rights reform: pressure group AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 8:49 AM
Pressure group Human Rights Watch has urged Britain to push Pakistan to end the use of torture, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention when Tony Blair visits later this month.Supporters Back Pakistan Rape Amendments Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Supporters of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf rallied Friday to back amendments to the country's rape laws that drop the death penalty for extramarital sex and revise a clause on making victims produce four witnesses to prove rape cases.Freed death row Briton flies out of Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 6:57 AM
A British man who spent 18 years on Pakistan's death row for a murder that he claimed was in self-defence was heading home after being freed, officials said.British man freed after 18 years in Pakistan jail Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 5:44 AM
A British man who faced the death penalty in Pakistan for a murder he says he didn't commit was released on Friday after 18 years in jail and later flew out of the country.Briton granted clemency in Pakistan USA Today - Nov 17 5:25 AM
A British man on death row for 18 years in Pakistan was freed Friday, two days after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf granted him clemency, officials said.Suicide bomber blast in Pakistan hurts 2 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 5:18 AM
A suicide bomber wounded two policemen Friday in northwestern Pakistan in the latest attack targeting security forces since last month's deadly army air raid on a religious school.Briton leaves Pakistan after release from jail Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 5:21 AM
A British man freed on Friday from a Pakistani jail where he spent 18 years for a murder he said he didn't commit, has left Pakistan, a British official said.Pakistan's Yousuf hails religion for batting success AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 4:23 AM
Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf said he owed his batting success to his conversion to Islam -- and support from his captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.Suicide bomber dies attacking Pakistan police Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 4:23 AM
A suicide bomber killed himself in an attack on a police van in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar on Friday, but neither of the policemen in the vehicle were hurt, police said.Rape law reform roils Pakistan's Islamists The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 12:00 AM
Putting an end to a skirmish but not to the longer battle, Pakistan's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to amend the Hudood Ordinances, the country's religious-based laws that govern rape and vice.Rape Law Reform Angers Pakistan Islamists CBS News - Nov 17 9:47 AM
Putting an end to a skirmish but not to the longer battle, Pakistan's lower house of parliament voted to amend the Hudood Ordinances, the country's religious-based laws that govern rape and vice.Pakistan spares death row Briton CNN.com - Nov 16 11:05 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- President Pervez Musharraf has commuted the death sentence of a British man who has spent 18 years in a Pakistani jail for a murder he says he didn't commit, and officials were hopeful he would be released soon.Briton released from Pakistan jail CNN.com - Nov 16 11:20 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- A British man who spent 18 years in a Pakistani jail for a murder he says he didn't commit, was released on Friday, the Pakistani interior minister said.Briton Leaves Pakistan After Clemency ABC News - Nov 17 9:56 AM
British Man on Pakistan's Death Row for 18 Years Leaves Country After Receiving ClemencyPakistan: Medium-Range Missile Tested New York Times - Nov 16 9:28 PM
The military successfully test-fired a new version of Pakistan?s Ghauri missile, or Hatf-5, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads as far as 800 miles. The test followed a new accord between Pakistan and India. The countries often fire missiles as a show of strength around peace talks.Briton Leaves Pakistan After Clemency AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 17 3:53 PM
A British man on Pakistan's death row for 18 years was freed Friday and returned home following an act of clemency by President Gen.U.N. Security Council Mission To Visit Pakistan Bernama - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- A delegation of United Nations Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) will soon visit Pakistan to promote cooperation in the fight against terrorism.Briton home after 18 years in Pakistan jail Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 17 4:05 PM
A British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for a murder he says he did not commit returned home to Heathrow Airport on Friday, grey-haired after 18 years in a Pakistani jail.Bomb in northwestern Pakistan kills 1 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 8:30 PM
A bomb exploded near a police post at a busy crossroads on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar early Friday, killing a civilian man and wounding two policemen, police said.Briton Freed From Pakistan's Death Row ABC News - Nov 17 6:11 AM
British Man Freed After 18 Years on Pakistan's Death Row, Flies Out of CountryPakistan to unveil Saad at biennial defence exhibition Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
KARACHI Hoping to exceed the existing defence export figure of $200 million, Pakistan will unveil its armoured personnel carrier (APC) Saad at the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (Ideas) 2006 which will be held at Karachi s Expo Centre from November 21 to 24.Terrorism Suspicion Hangs Over Pakistan's ISI NPR - Nov 17 6:56 AM
India has accused Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency, the ISI, of planning the Mumbai train bombings that killed almost 200 people this past summer. Meanwhile, a leaked British defense ministry memo alleges that the ISI has been indirectly helping al-Qaida.Leeds man home after 18 years in Pakistan jail Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 17 2:46 PM
A British man who was sentenced to death in Pakistan for a murder he says he did not commit landed at London's Heathrow Airport on Friday after 18 years in a Pakistani jail.British man freed from death row in Pakistan returns home Independent - Nov 17 4:45 PM
A Briton who spent 18 years on death row in Pakistan arrived back in Britain last night, after the country's President Pervez Musharraf declared his sentence would be commuted.Sarwan looks keep Pakistan series alive Fox Sports - Nov 17 9:05 AM
Batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is looking to reverse his run of poor form as the West Indies faces a must-win second test against Pakistan. West Indies vice-captain Sarwan, a right-handed batsman from Guyana, scored only 3 and 23 in the first test, which Pakistan won convincingly by nine wickets Tuesday to take 1-0 lead in the three-test series. The second test begins in Pakistan captain British PM to visit Pakistan People's Daily - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit Pakistan on Saturday for the third round of Bilateral Summit Consultations, a foreign office spokesperson said on Friday.Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable Hataf-V missile Pakistani Newspaper - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
RAWALPINDI (NNI): Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful launch of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf 5 (Ghauri), the military said. The Ghauri Missile has a range of 1300 kms, a statement from the Inter-Services Public relations said.Leeds man home after 18 years in Pakistan jail Reuters.co.uk - Nov 17 3:09 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man who was sentenced to death in Pakistan for a murder he says he did not commit landed at Heathrow Airport on Friday after 18 years in a Pakistani jail.Cases of suspected dengue fever rise to 4,866 in Pakistan People's Daily - Nov 17 6:40 PM
As many as 4,866 patients with signs and symptoms similar to dengue fever have been admitted to different hospitals across the country till Friday evening, Pakistan ministry of health said.Briton Granted Clemency in Pakistan ABC News - Nov 17 12:11 AM
British Man Granted Clemency After 18 Years on Death Row in PakistanBriton Granted Clemency in Pakistan ABC News - Nov 16 11:41 PM
British Man Freed After 18 Years on Death Row in PakistanUN passes resolution sponsored by Pakistan Dawn - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17: The UN General Assembly s Third Committee, dealing with Social and humanitarian issues, on Thursday adopted by consensus a Pakistan-sponsored draft resolution on the Universal Realisation of the Right of Peoples to Self-determination.Briton Granted Clemency in Pakistan Los Angeles Times - Nov 16 11:28 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A British man on death row for 18 years in Pakistan was freed Friday, a day after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf granted him clemency, officials said.Afghan leader, on trip to India, asks Pakistan to do more to stop militants Yahoo! India News - Nov 17 10:40 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday said he did not blame Pakistan's government for cross-border infiltration by pro-Taliban militants, but called on Islamabad to play a greater role in quelling a revived insurgency.Pakistan Test-Fires Medium-Range Missile With Ability to Carry Nuclear Warheads Washington Post - Nov 16 10:57 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a new version of its nuclear-capable medium-range missile Thursday -- a show of power a day after peace talks with India that were criticized by domestic hard-liners. Pakistan's Musharraf spares death row Briton AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 10:44 AM
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf commuted a British man's death sentence on Thursday, officials said, paving the way for his likely release from jail after 18 years awaiting the hangman's noose.Freed death row Briton flies out of Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 17 6:39 AM
A British man who spent 18 years on Pakistan's death row for a murder that he claimed was in self-defence was heading home after being freed from jail. Pakistan dangerous for Non-Muslims Ms Jennifer Chim Pik Yee appeals for justice. Pakistan Christian Post - Nov 17 3:03 PM
I, Ms Jennifer Chim Pik Yee a British National Hong Kong business woman, got seriously religion persecution, police violence and murder shooting in Pakistan. For more than two years, I experienced religion persecution from Muslim culprits, policeman, Judge, media and even from Pakistan government.Family of death-row Briton await his return from Pakistan TODAYonline - Nov 17 11:20 AM
Amjad Hussain addresses a press conference in London, after his brother was released from a Pakistani jail after 18 years on death row. Mirza flew out of Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to commute his death sentence.Briton freed from death row in Pakistan set to come home Yahoo! India News - Nov 17 8:14 AM
Islamabad/London, Nov 17 (DPA) A Briton freed from jail in Pakistan after his death sentence for murder was commuted to a life term was preparing to fly home, relatives in Britain said Friday.Blair to visit Pakistan for Afghan talks Reuters.co.uk - Nov 17 7:39 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit Pakistan "shortly" for talks that will focus on security in Afghanistan, where 5,000 British troops are serving with a NATO force fighting a Taliban-led insurgency, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.Pakistan fires nuclear-capable missile AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 7:50 AM
Pakistan test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a day after concluding peace talks with India where the South Asian rivals agreed to fresh atomic safety measures.Pakistan hardliners vow protests after rape law reform AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 8:06 AM
Islamic fundamentalists called for mass protests after Pakistan's parliament voted that rape and adultery cases should no longer be heard under the country's harsh religious laws.He wishes to die for Christ in Pakistan. A new Christian from Quetta announces in media. Pakistan Christian Post - Nov 17 3:33 PM
Hello, everyone. This might be the last message I post, anywhere. My real name is (held due to security of life of new Christian). I live in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Yes. The capital of the most backward, underdeveloped provinces of Pakistan.Briton freed after 18 years on Pakistan's death row Gulf News - Nov 17 12:24 PM
Islamabad: A British man on Pakistan's death row for 18 years was freed on Friday and flown out of the country following an act of clemency by President Pervez Musharraf that was hailed by human rights groups.Mild quake jolts Pakistan coastal area AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 8:44 AM
An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.3 has jolted the coastal region of southwestern Pakistan, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.Pakistan: Torture in Counterterrorism Should Top Blair Agenda AlertNet - Nov 17 5:18 AM
Source: Human Rights Watch (London, November 17, 2006) British Prime Minister Tony Blair should demand an end to Pakistan's use of torture and "disappearances" in both the fight against terrorism and internal political ... Death row Briton returns home from Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 4:08 PM
Mirza Tahir Hussain, the Briton released from a Pakistani jail after spending 18 years on death row, said he wanted to use the "great gift" of his freedom to get to know his family again.Pakistan urges India to move on Siachen glacier Daily News - Nov 17 1:19 PM
BELGIUM: The chief of Pakistan's armed forces said India had to move to solve the stand-off over the North Kashmir Siachen glacier, a day after Pakistan suggested a possible interim solution.Congratulations President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Raped Women Are Safe Now Blogcritics.org - Nov 17 11:17 AM
In Pakistan, if a woman gets raped the first step in her aborted journey for justice would be almost impossible to make. She would have to search for male witnesses who had watched her being sexually penetrated against her wishes. If the said gentlemen remain untraced, it would be automatically construed that the woman had consented to have sex on her own free will. To make the irony more British man freed after 18 years in Pakistan jail Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 17 3:42 AM
A British man who faced the death penalty in Pakistan for a murder he says he didn't commit was released on Friday after 18 years in jail.PAKISTAN: Demand for implementing Wage Award AsiaMedia - Nov 17 11:54 AM
Karachi --- The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and the All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation have urged the federal government to ensure implementation of the Seventh Wage Award.PAKISTAN: New bill on women's rights divides opinion AlertNet - Nov 17 4:48 AM
Source: IRIN The Protection of Women bill, finally passed by Pakistan's National Assembly on Wednesday after many months of bitter debate and controversy, continues to divide public opinion. Freed death row Briton flies out of Pakistan Khaleej Times - Nov 17 7:50 AM
ISLAMABAD - A British man who spent 18 years on Pakistan s death row for a murder that he claimed was in self-defence was heading home after being freed on Friday, officials said.Pakistan urges India to move on Siachen glacier Yahoo! India News - Nov 17 3:35 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chief of Pakistan's armed forces said on Thursday India had to move to solve the stand-off over the North Kashmir Siachen glacier, a day after Pakistan suggested a possible interim solution.Brit given freedom after 18 years in Pakistan jail Calcutta News - Nov 17 7:30 AM
Pakistan's Interior Ministry says Mirza Tahir Hussain was released from prison early Friday.Two killed by bomb blast in Pakistan's Lahore AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 17 2:11 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - A powerful bomb exploded near a police station in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least two civilians and wounding more than a dozen, police said.Sarwan looks to reverse slump and keep Pakistan series alive Khaleej Times - Nov 17 6:22 AM
MULTAN, Pakistan - Batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is looking to reverse his run of poor form as the West Indies faces a must-win second test against Pakistan.First step to protect women's rights: PM of Pakistan Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 17 7:36 AM
Pakistan - Women's Rights - PM Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday termed the passage of the Women's Protection Bill the first step in a long journey to protect women's rights.Pakistan's Musharraf spares death row Briton AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 4:16 AM
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf commuted a British man's death sentence, officials said, paving the way towards his likely release after 18 years awaiting the hangman's noose.Rights activists welcome Pakistan rape law change Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 4:22 AM
Rights activists welcomed on Thursday amendments to Pakistan's Islamic laws that will allow rape victims to seek justice without the need for four male witnesses but said the laws should be scrapped altogether.Pakistan Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile by Rana Jawad Islamabad (AFP) Nov 16, 2006 Space War - Nov 16 6:31 PM
Pakistan Thursday test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a day after concluding peace talks with India where the South Asian rivals agreed to fresh atomic safety measures.Pakistan reports test-firing missile with nuclear capability The Star-Ledger - Nov 16 10:31 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a new version of its nuclear-capable medium-range missile yesterday, a show of power a day after peace talks with India that were criticized by domestic hard-liners.Indian minister says Pakistan backs militants behind terror attacks Yahoo! India News - Nov 17 2:00 AM
India's foreign minister said in an interview broadcast Friday that New Delhi has "reasonably strong evidence" that Pakistan backs the militants behind terror attacks in India.Cricket-Pakistan suspends 41 bowlers for suspect actions Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 3:45 AM
Pakistan's Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended 41 bowlers from domestic cricket after they were reported for suspect bowling actions, an official said on Thursday.Inzamam demands six-day Tests during Pakistan winter AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 3:57 AM
Inzamam-ul-Haq urged the International Cricket Council to play six-day Tests during the winter in Pakistan to reduce the impact of bad light and poor weather.Suicide bomber kills self, wounds 2 policemen in northwestern Pakistan Pravda - Nov 17 5:00 AM
A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded two policemen in northwestern Pakistan on Friday in the latest attack targeting security forces since last month's deadly army air raid on a religious school.Pakistan tests missile Fox21 - Nov 17 2:42 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan has successfully test-fired a new version of its nuclear-capable missile.Death penalty Briton freed in Pakistan Edinburgh Evening News - Nov 17 5:20 AM
A BRITON who was spared a death sentence in Pakistan has been released from prison.Briton Granted Clemency in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 16 11:16 PM
A British man on death row for 18 years in Pakistan was freed Friday, a day after President Gen.Pakistan's Musharraf spares Briton from hanging AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 2:13 AM
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has commuted the death sentence of a British man, paving the way towards his freedom after 18 years awaiting the hangman's noose.China's Hu set to offer Pakistan nuclear plants Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 1:41 AM
Chinese President Hu Jintao is poised to unveil an ambitious expansion of nuclear power cooperation with Pakistan when he visits next week, testing China's balance between Pakistan and its wary neighbor, India.Death row Briton freed from jail in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 16 11:26 PM
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A British man whose death sentence was commuted by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has been freed after spending 18 years in prison, the interior minister said.Prince Charles pleased Pakistan sparing Briton's life AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 2:36 AM
Prince Charles has welcomed a decision by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to commute the death sentence on a Briton, after intervening in the case.Briton on death row released from Pakistan prison Yahoo! India News - Nov 17 1:43 AM
Islamabad, Nov 17 (DPA) A Briton condemned to death for murder in Pakistan was released from jail on Friday, a day after President Pervez Musharraf granted him clemency.Pakistan may beat India in educational outsourcing rediff.com - Nov 17 3:08 AM
Pakistan is likely to do better than India in capturing the global Educational Services Outsourcing market, which is estimated to grow by 90 per cent in the US alone in next ten years.Pakistan's Musharraf spares Briton from hanging AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 1:06 AM
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has commuted the death sentence of a British man, officials said, paving the way towards his freedom after 18 years awaiting the hangman's noose.Cricket-Pakistan's Shabbir keen to return after action ban Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 1:44 AM
Pakistan paceman Shabbir Ahmed is confident of making a successful comeback after serving a one-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for an illegal bowling action.Death row Briton 'freed from Pakistan jail' Independent - Nov 17 12:08 AM
A Briton who was spared a death sentence in Pakistan has been released from prison, a Pakistani minister said today.Pakistan Test-Fires Missile In Show of Nuclear Might St. Petersburg Times - Nov 16 11:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a new version of its nuclear-capable medium-range missile Thursday a show of power a day after peace talks with India that were criticized by domestic hard-liners.The Ghauri 5 missile, with a range of 800 miles easily capable of striking deep into India was launched to mark the end of military exercises at an undisclosed Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Wounds 2 Policemen New York Times - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
A 20-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van in a suburb of Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province. Two policemen were wounded. It was the first suicide bombing in Peshawar, which lies close to the tribal areas that border Afghanistan. Last week, a suicide bomber ran onto a military training ground in Dargai in North-West Frontier Province, detonated his bomb and Death row Briton freed from jail in Pakistan Evening Standard - Nov 17 3:03 AM
A Briton who was spared a death sentence in Pakistan has been released from prison, a Pakistani minister said today. Mirza Tahir Hussain, from Leeds, was due to be hanged under Islamic law for murdering taxi driver Jamshed Khan in 1988.Pakistan Amends Hard-Line Rape Law St. Petersburg Times - Nov 16 11:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Rights activists welcomed on Thursday amendments to Pakistan's Islamic laws that will allow rape victims to seek justice without the need for four male witnesses but said the laws should be scrapped altogether.In contrast, Islamist parties opposed the changes pushed through the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, in the latest battle of a long struggle between Pakistan commutes death sentence for Briton Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 12:16 AM
President Pervez Musharraf has commuted the death sentence for a British man who has been in jail in Pakistan for the past 18 years for a murder he says he didn't commit, Pakistan's interior minister said on Thursday.Pakistan hardliners threaten protests after rape law reform AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 12:08 AM
Islamic fundamentalists vowed to hold mass protests after Pakistan's parliament voted that rape and adultery cases should no longer be heard under the country's harsh religious laws.Pakistan, Russia to Enhance Cooperation AP via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 16 11:18 AM
Pakistan and Russia on Thursday agreed to promote bilateral relations and strengthen ties in areas including defense, trade, economic cooperation, railways, oil and gas.Reprieved Death Row Briton leaves Pakistan Daily Telegraph - Nov 16 11:29 PM
A Briton who spent 18 years on Death Row in Pakistan for the murder of a taxi driver was freed this morning.Pakistan's forex reserves dip to $12.481 bln Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 16 8:21 PM
KARACHI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell by $35 million to $12.481 billion in the week ending on Nov. 11, the central bank said on Friday.Report: Indian minister unconvinced by Pakistan's denials of terrorism involvement Yahoo! India News - Nov 16 9:47 PM
India's foreign minister says he's not convinced by Pakistan's repeated denials of any involvement in terrorist acts inside Indian territory, a newspaper reported Friday.Death row Brit freed in Pakistan iafrica.com - Nov 17 1:01 AM
A British man who faced execution in Pakistan for allegedly murdering a taxi driver was freed from jail on Friday, ending his 18-year fight for justice, the interior minister said.Pakistan tests intermediate-range missile Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 15 10:42 PM
Pakistan successfully test-fired an intermediate range, nuclear-capable Hatf 5 (Ghauri) ballistic missile on Thursday, the military said.Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - PAKISTAN: Parliament amends rape laws ABC Radio Australia - Nov 17 12:02 AM
Tensions are brewing in Pakistan, after the Parliament approved a government bill amending strict Islamic laws on rape and adultery. The new legislation, driven by President Pervez Musharraf, gives rape victims the right to prosecute under a secular rather than religious law.