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Pakistan judge: Fight for rule of law (CNN.com)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 01:38:47 GMT

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's top judge, whose suspension by the country's military leader has sparked a political crisis, urged lawyers to continue their fight to uphold the independence of the judiciary.


Supporters mass on Pakistan judge's route to Lahore (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 05 May 2007 20:55:01 GMT

Tens of thousands of supporters thronged roadsides to greet Pakistan's suspended top judge on Saturday as he drove to Lahore to gather backing for his fight against the president's attempt to sack him.


Pakistan Expects Foreign Investment to Jump to Record (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 04:22:24 GMT

May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government expects foreign direct investment to jump to a record $6.5 billion this year as faster economic growth attracts companies including Philip Morris International and Standard Chartered Plc.


Pakistan's suspended judge sets off on crucial rally (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 05 May 2007 10:48:01 GMT

Thousands of supporters cheered Pakistan's suspended top judge on Saturday as he drove from Islamabad to Lahore to gather support for his fight against President Pervez Musharraf's attempt to sack him.


'Hundreds held' in Pakistan rally (BBC News)
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Sat, 05 May 2007 14:46:48 GMT

Hundreds are arrested in Pakistan ahead of a rally in support of the ousted chief justice, activists say.


Hundreds Of Supporters Of Ousted Chief Justice Arrested In Pakistan (Nasdaq)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 01:18:48 GMT

(RTTNews) - Hundreds of people in Pakistan have been held to prevent them from attending a rally supporting the ousted chief justice of the country Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who was suspended for alleged abuse of office.


Afghanistan and Pakistan Plan Talks on Insurgency (New York Times)
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Sat, 05 May 2007 03:14:17 GMT

Pakistan and Afghanistan, intent on ending a blame game over the Taliban insurgency, have drafted plans for a gathering of tribal elders, intellectuals, writers and politicians in August. The Pakistani interior minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, left, on a visit to Kabul to meet the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, said Pakistan had nominated about 350 prominent figures to attend the jirga, or ...


Pakistan police detain 500 (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 05 May 2007 00:55:05 GMT

Police detained hundreds of opposition activists ahead of a rally Saturday that organizers predict will be the biggest yet in support of Pakistan's ousted chief justice.


Report: Weedkiller Killed Pakistan Cricket Coach (FOX 35 Orlando)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 00:23:46 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan cricket coach, had ingested enough weedkiller to kill him in the hours before his death, a source close to the Jamaican police has disclosed.


Ties with Pakistan to be widened, says Nato chief (Dawn)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 04:03:32 GMT

BRUSSELS, May 5: Nato and Pakistan are set to strengthen and widen relations to establish a “mature political dialogue”, Nato Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said ahead of a ground-breaking visit to Islamabad, starting on Monday.