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Shoaib in list of Pakistan probables (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:34:45 GMT

Pakistan Wednesday recalled injury-prone paceman Shoaib Akhtar for the preliminary 20-man squad for next month's one-off match against India in Scotland, officials said Wednesday.


Musharraf Would Ignite Pakistan With Emergency Rule, Group Says (Bloomberg.com)
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Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:59:19 GMT

June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf would ignite the political crisis in Pakistan in the event he imposed emergency rule and restricted freedom of speech and assembly, the International Crisis Group said.


Hundreds arrested in protests against curbs on Pakistan's media (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:57:57 GMT

Opposition parties say hundreds of their workers have been rounded up in house raids in the past few days in the Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province.


Shoaib set for recall for Pakistan (CNN.com)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:09:40 GMT

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar is in line for a recall to the national side after he was included in a list of 20 players due to attend a conditioning camp ahead of two one-day internationals in Scotland next month.


Pakistan drops cases against journalists (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:34:47 GMT

Pakistan's prime minister has ordered the immediate withdrawal of complaints initiated against about 200 journalists after they defied a ban on rallies to protest curbs on the media, the government said Wednesday.


Pakistan media curbs challenged in top court (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:13:44 GMT

A decree by President Pervez Musharraf placing new curbs on the electronic media amid a growing political crisis has been challenged in Pakistan's top court, reports said Wednesday.


Pakistan tension ahead of rallies (BBC News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:22:44 GMT

Security forces in Pakistan are on alert ahead of expected anti-government protests on Thursday.


Pakistan chief judge's lawyer urges pressure on Musharraf (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:35:43 GMT

The lawyer for Pakistan's top judge, ousted by President Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday urged the US and Britain to put pressure on the military ruler to ensure "free and fair" polls in the country.


Pakistan Arrests Hundreds From Opposition Parties (Washington Post)
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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:58:09 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 5 -- A government-led crackdown against the news media and the political opposition intensified here Tuesday, with hundreds of party workers arrested and television stations bracing for raids.


Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Fencing to Continue, Says Musharraf (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Singapore News)
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Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:59:00 GMT

ISLAMABAD, June 7 Asia Pulse - Pakistan has renewed its vow to push ahead with erecting a barbed-wire fence along its border with Afghanistan to keep militants and criminals in check.