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Suicide bomber kill 5 in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:05:14 GMT

A suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Pakistan Air Force employees Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding about 40, the military and police said.


Six killed in suicide blast on Pakistan airforce bus (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:57:21 GMT

At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in a suicide attack on a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bus near the city of Sargodha, the military said.


Bhutto cancels plans to leave Pakistan amid rumors of state of emergency (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:18:23 GMT

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto abruptly canceled plans to travel outside of Pakistan on Wednesday, saying she had heard rumors the government could be preparing to impose a state of emergency.


Suicide attack on bus in Pakistan (BBC News)
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:19:57 GMT

A suicide bomber rams his motorcycle into a bus carrying air force staff in Pakistan's Punjab province.


Pakistan Asks Parties to Respond on Election Security (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:24:57 GMT

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's political parties should respond quickly to the government's proposed security code to ensure a peaceful campaign for parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said.


Pakistan's Bhutto nixes trip to Dubai (MSNBC)
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:17:52 GMT

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto abruptly canceled plans to travel abroad Wednesday, saying she had heard rumors the government could impose a state of emergency during her absence.


Japan to Increase Aid to Pakistan as Troops Return, Sankei Says (Bloomberg.com)
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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:07:38 GMT

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will increase its yen- denominated loans to Pakistan to about 30 billion yen ($260 million) for the year ending April 1, an increase of 5 billion yen from a year earlier, the Sankei newspaper said.


Gunships resume attacks in northwest Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:48:06 GMT

Pakistan military helicopter gunships strafed Islamic militant positions in the northwestern Swat Valley on Wednesday as a shaky truce collapsed, police and residents said.


Pakistan's Lawson says India series bigger than Ashes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:03:06 GMT

Pakistan's Australian coach Geoff Lawson said he was looking forward to the challenge of touring India and that clashes between the great rivals were "bigger than the Ashes."


Pakistan fighting resumes with gunships and artillery (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:20:19 GMT

Islamist militants fired at helicopter gunships flying over their northwest Pakistan stronghold on Wednesday, officials said, as violence that has killed scores since last week resumed after a brief truce.