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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, October 01, 2007

Picture of the Day


Pakistan lawyers scuffle with police during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. Riot police fired tear gas and used batons on protesting lawyers as Pakistan's Election Commission considered the validity of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

(AFP) Pakistan's police chief and two other officials were ordered suspended by the Supreme Court for the response to this protest.

Meanwhile, on Musharraf's other side, (AP) "A burqa-clad woman blew herself up and killed at least 15 people Monday at a crowded police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan,....

In recent months, militants have staged almost daily attacks on security forces in North Waziristan since scrapping a peace agreement with the government."

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