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Roadside bomb kills 2 in Pakistan (CNN.com)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 04:21:30 GMT

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- A roadside bomb exploded near a military convoy in troubled northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers and wounding seven others, officials said.


Pakistan leader in Karachi to ease tensions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 15:15:23 GMT

President Pervez Musharraf Friday called for harmony in the southern city of Karachi after more than 40 people were killed in some of Pakistan's worst political violence.


China funds big deep-sea port in Pakistan (The Washington Times)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 04:11:36 GMT

GWADAR, Pakistan -- By the waters of the Arabian Sea, a remote Pakistani fishing town is being transformed into a massive deep-sea port to cash in on the inexorable rise of the Chinese economy.


Pakistan leader in Karachi to ease tensions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 07:27:12 GMT

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf held talks with officials and residents in Karachi Friday to defuse tensions after violent political and ethnic fighting left 40 people dead, officials said.


Nike to resume football production in Pakistan (Financial Times)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 02:23:16 GMT

Nike, the official supplier of footballs to the English Premier League, is to resume production of hand-stitched leather balls in Pakistan six months after stopping amid concerns over child labour.


Pakistan players told to behave (BBC News)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 11:09:18 GMT

Pakistan players are warned about their conduct following an incident in the one-day series against Sri Lanka.


Pakistan domestic cricket set for overhaul (Khaleej Times)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 03:12:37 GMT

KARACHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board is seriously considering ending the decades old structure of commercial departments and banks participating in its domestic cricket competition.


Pakistan raises $750m through 10-year dollar bond (Khaleej Times)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 02:52:18 GMT

ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced here yesterday that Pakistan has successfully raised $750 million from international capital market through an oversubscribed issue of 10-year dollar bond that carries an interest rate of 6.875 per cent.


Pakistan criticises Israeli atrocities (Dawn)
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Sat, 26 May 2007 03:50:22 GMT

ISLAMABAD, May 25: Pakistan on Friday censured the escalation in Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian civilians in Gaza and urged the international community to step in to restore peace in the Palestinian territories.


Pakistan Is Threatened by Extremism, Musharraf Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Fri, 25 May 2007 07:03:25 GMT

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's economic progress is being threatened by terrorism and extremism that may force the country to revert to backwardness, said President Pervez Musharraf.