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Pakistan coach Woolmer was poisoned before murder: BBC (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 09:44:56 GMT

Murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned before being strangled, rendering him powerless to fight back against his killer, the BBC will say in a programme on Monday.


US launches container security project in Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 06:44:33 GMT

The United States has launched a facility in Pakistan aimed at boosting security and speeding up the flow of goods.


Pakistan election plan called a 'sham' (UPI)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 15:19:44 GMT

Human Rights Watch Tuesday said the insistence of Pakistan's president to retain his post of army chief prevents the country from holding fair elections. The organization said Pakistani Gen. Pervez Musharraf plans to hold presidential votes in the country


Report: Pakistan cricket coach poisoned, too (Sports Illustrated)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 00:18:46 GMT

The top Jamaican policeman investigating the homicide of Pakistan's cricket coach said on Monday he has not confirmed that Bob Woolmer was incapacitated by a drug before being strangled.


Pakistan’s efforts helping the fight in Afghanistan: US (Dawn)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 03:05:35 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 1: Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts in the tribal belt have helped the US-led fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan, says an official US report.


Tenet Details Pakistan-North Korea Connection (Ohmynews)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 02:21:53 GMT

"It was a 'four eyes' meeting -- just the two of us. No handlers, no note takers," writes Tenet, who paints a gloomy picture of the high-profile meeting that changed that entire spectrum of Pakistan's atomic...


Terror camps continue in Pakistan: US report (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 15:00:33 GMT

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Contrary to Islamabad claims that terrorist organisations no longer flourish in Pakistan, the US state department has raised concerns that outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) continue to operate from Pakistan for their activities in Jammu and Kashmir.


Pakistan one of 10 worst countries for press freedom (Dawn)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 03:06:05 GMT

NEW YORK, May 1: The top 10 worst countries for press freedom are Ethiopia, Gambia, Russia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba, Pakistan, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Morocco and Thailand, a US-based media watchdog said on Tuesday.


Pakistan, Afghanistan reach anti-terror deal (The Columbus Dispatch)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 15:43:56 GMT

ISTANBUL, Turkey ? Often at odds in recent months over how to deal with Taliban insurgents, the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed yesterday on an intelligence-sharing plan meant to erode the power of extremist groups on both sides of their common border.


Pakistan election plan called a 'sham' (The Washington Times)
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Tue, 01 May 2007 15:40:22 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May. 1 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch Tuesday said the insistence of Pakistan's president to retain his post of army chief prevents the country from holding fair elections.