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Pakistan Frees 3,000 Prisoners

Yet high-profile figures, including Khan, remain jailed

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2007 5:57 AM CST

(Newser) – Pakistani police have released over 3,000 opposition activists—including lawyers and members of the political opposition—arrested since the suspension of the constitution on Nov. 3, Pakistan's interior ministry said today. Under pressure from Washington, President Pervez Musharraf, whose hand-picked court validated his reelection,... Read full story »

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