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Afghan president is losing war against Taliban: Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:38:13 GMT

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf accused the Afghan government of "doing nothing to fight terrorism" and of "losing the war" against the Taliban, in remarks published here Thursday.


Pakistan bans satire about burqas (CNN.com)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:56:17 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Irate Islamist lawmakers have persuaded the Pakistan government to stop a theatre group staging a satirical play about the burqa, the all-covering head-to-toe garment worn by conservative Muslim women.


Afghan-Pakistan truck strike call (BBC News)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:30:08 GMT

Truckers working between Afghanistan and Pakistan say they will go on strike in protest at higher taxes in Afghanistan and extortion there.


Pakistan rapped over judge crisis (BBC News)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:36:09 GMT

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the "unfair" suspension of Pakistan's top judge.


Pakistan judge's suspension criticized (UPI)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:50:40 GMT

The International Commission of Jurists Thursday called the suspension of Pakistan's chief justice "virtually unprecedented in the legal annals of the world." The criticism concerns Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's March 9 suspension of Chief Just


ADB Sees Pakistan Economy Growing in '07 (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:45:38 GMT

Pakistan's economy will grow by more than 7 percent this year, a senior Asian Development Bank official said Thursday, urging the government to invest in education and health to sustain that rate.


Pakistan judge's suspension criticized (The Washington Times)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:11:05 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan April 26 (UPI) -- The International Commission of Jurists Thursday called the suspension of Pakistan's chief justice "virtually unprecedented in the legal annals of the world."


Pakistan deny squad has received police order (The Scotsman: Sport)
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Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:13:17 GMT

THE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again refuted media reports that the Jamaican police have asked for eight players and team officials to appear before the Kingston coroner in the Bob Woolmer murder case.


Pakistan's Musharraf says expects to be re-elected (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:26:48 GMT

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said he expects to be re-elected by the outgoing parliament ahead of general elections which he saw taking place in November, according to an interview with a Bosnian newspaper that will be published on Friday.


Young duo called up by Pakistan (Fox Sports)
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Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:26:10 GMT

Pakistan have called young bowlers Anwar Ali and Junaid Zia into their training squad ahead of next month's one-day series with Sri Lanka.