ISLAMABAD ? Pakistan's prime minister has toned down his criticism of the country's powerful generals, a sign that tension between the civilian government and the army is receding.
The two sides have long been in conflict, but tempers flared in recent months over a secret memo allegedly sent by the government to Washington last year asking for help in stopping a supposed army coup. The government has denied any connection to the memo.
The army was outraged by the memo and pushed the Supreme Court to investigate against the government's wishes.
The probe prompted a war of words between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the army.
But Gilani said on Wednesday that he wanted to dispel any impression that the military "acted unconstitutionally or violated rules."
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) ? Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have killed three Shiite Muslim lawyers in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi in an apparent sectarian attack.
Local police officer Naeem Shaikh said one other lawyer was wounded in the attack in downtown Karachi after the group left court Wednesday. The dead included a father, son and nephew.
Sunni Muslim militants have carried out scores of bombings and shootings against minority Shiites in Pakistan. In recent years, Sunni attacks on Shiites have become far more common.
The Sunni-Shiite schism over the true heir to Islam's Prophet Muhammad dates back to the seventh century.
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