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Pakistan has new selection committee (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:48:33 GMT

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named a new selection committee following the country's recent shock exit from the World Cup, officials said Wednesday.


Lawyer says to challenge "rendition" in Pakistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:54:50 GMT

A lawyer for a Pakistani man, whose family say was abducted from South Africa as part of the U.S.-led war on terrorism, said on Wednesday he would challenge the secret detention of his client in Pakistan's Supreme Court.


Ethnic spat heats up Pakistan-Iran border (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT

While Tehran stares down Washington and deflects Arab concerns over its nuclear ambitions, it is now also fighting a skirmish with militants across its Western border with Pakistan, fanning concerns that an area already mired in Taliban violence and an ethnic insurgency could be further destabilized.


"Rendition" man in custody in Pakistan: rights group (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:54:04 GMT

A Pakistani man whose family says was abducted as part of the U.S.-led war on terror is in custody in Pakistan after 18 months of secret detention, human rights group Amnesty International said.


Suspended Pakistan judge issues challenge (UPI)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:20:59 GMT

Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, whose suspension angered the nation, wants three of the five judicial council members hearing his case removed. The judge's challenge in an Islamabad court saying the three are biased against him came as anothe


Cricket's Top Official to Voice Theory on India-Pakistan Exit (Bloomberg.com)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:37:01 GMT

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Malcolm Speed, president of the International Cricket Council, plans to say why he thinks former champions India and Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage.


British boy shot dead on family visit to Pakistan (Guardian Unlimited)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:32:00 GMT

Family of 10-year-old British boy shot dead in Pakistan claim his killer murdered three others but had not been jailed.


Fears for Pakistan terror suspect (BBC News)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:46:17 GMT

Amnesty International says it is worried about a terror suspect being held without trial in Pakistan.


Pakistan memories still vivid for Ireland’s Johnston (Khaleej Times)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:39:50 GMT

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada - Ireland captain Trent Johnston said not even an eight-wicket World Cup defeat by Sri Lanka could erase the memories of the reception his team received after their win against Pakistan.


Protests over removal of Pakistan's top judge (Deutsche Welle)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:16:08 GMT

An estimated 1,500 people have turned out to the latest demonstration outside of Pakistan's Supreme Court in Islamabad, to protest against the suspension of the country's chief justice.