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Throngs Attend Speech by Pakistan?s Suspended Justice (New York Times)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 23:58:37 GMT

The chief justice of Pakistan?s supreme court was suspended by the government after he investigated some of its practices.


Pakistan to Cut Budget Deficit First Time in 4 Years (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 02:53:10 GMT

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan expects to cut its budget deficit for the first time in four years as record economic growth spurs company and personal tax collections, the government's chief economic adviser Ashfaque Hasan Khan said.


Tens of thousands laud sacked Pakistan judge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 16:26:25 GMT

Pakistan's sacked top judge Sunday declared the "era of dictatorship is over" to cheers from tens of thousands as he took his battle with President Pervez Musharraf to the eastern city of Lahore.


Pakistan Protests Over Judge Won't Harm Government, Aziz Says (Bloomberg.com)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 00:44:20 GMT

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said the government won't be threatened by growing protests in support of the country's top judge who was suspended by President Pervez Musharraf in March for allegedly misusing his authority.


US-Pakistan alliance a 'bad marriage': South Asian expert (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 04:04:42 GMT

Chicago, May 7 (IANS) The US-Pakistan alliance, formed after the terrorist attacks on Sep 11, 2001 as part of the global war against terrorism is an example of a bad marriage , and Washington should take steps to end it.


Extremists harass villagers in Pakistan (UPI)
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Sun, 06 May 2007 19:05:49 GMT

About 250 armed Islamist extremists went on a rampage of censorship in the Bajaur area of Pakistan, it was reported Sunday. Wearing masks and carrying guns, the extremists set up checkpoints and prohibited men without beards from riding in public vehic


Pakistan set to privatise PSO (Financial Times)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 00:33:28 GMT

Pakistan is on track to sell a controlling stake in the country’s largest oil marketing company before the end of June, the government’s privatisation minister said.


Pakistan's suspended chief judge addresses rally (Deutsche Welle)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 03:46:34 GMT

Pakistan's suspended chief judge has told thousands of cheering supporters that dictatorship was a thing of the past and that states which ignored the rule of law and basic rights had been destroyed.


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.


Pakistan: Reform or Repression? (Kavkaz Center)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 03:10:10 GMT

Pakistan: Reform or Repression?