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President of Pakistan Promises Elections and No Emergency Rule (New York Times)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:28:07 GMT

As violence continued in Pakistan on Wednesday, Pakistan?s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, ruled out the need for emergency rule and said he expected to be re-elected by Parliament.


Convoy attack kills 17 Pakistan soldiers (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:10:01 GMT

Militants bombed an army convoy then raked it with gunfire Wednesday, killing 17 soldiers and continuing a wave of violence that has stirred doubts about Pakistan's stability.


Seven killed in Pakistan car bomb attack (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:41:12 GMT

A car bomber blew himself up at a police training centre in Pakistan's northwestern city of Hangu early on Thursday, killing at least seven people.


Bomb kills 15 in Pakistan rally (CNN.com)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:05:26 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday before a rally supporting Pakistan's chief justice against the president, killing 15 people in the latest attack in a spate of violence since the army stormed a mosque held by Islamic extremists.


Seven killed in suicide attack in Pakistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:12:51 GMT

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police training centre in Pakistan's northwestern city of Hangu early on Thursday, killing at least seven people.


Pearl Widow Sues Pakistan Bank Over Murder of Husband (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:30:19 GMT

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl sued Pakistan's largest bank and 23 individuals for their alleged role in the abduction, torture and murder of her husband more than five years ago.


Hamilton urges U.S. to rout al Qaeda from Pakistan (CNN.com)
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:46:55 GMT

U.S. forces should go into Pakistan to rout al Qaeda from the safe haven it has found in the mountains on the border with Afghanistan, a co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group said.


Pakistan criticizes U.S. terror warning (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:12:16 GMT

A U.S. intelligence report that al-Qaida is regrouping in northwest Pakistan is unsubstantiated, Pakistan said Wednesday, and it asked Washington to provide it with "actionable intelligence."


Pakistan's Musharraf vows war on militants, rules out emergency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:26:51 GMT

President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday Pakistan was in open battle with Islamic militants who have launched a spate of suicide attacks, but he ruled out declaring a state of emergency.


Army Takes Offensive in Pakistan's Northwest (Washington Post)
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:48:27 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 18 -- Pakistan expanded operations against extremist fighters Wednesday as the military began shelling targets in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan following an insurgent assault that killed 17 troops.