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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Sunday that he had expressed to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf the United States' displeasure with Pakistan's emergency rule and urged Musharraf to lift the order and release all political detainees ahead of elections.

"Emergency rule is not compatible with free, fair and credible elections, which require the active participation of political parties, civil society and the media," Negroponte told reporters Sunday after his two-hour meeting with Musharraf on Saturday.

Negroponte said he told Musharraf, "If those steps are not taken, it will certainly undermine elections." Read full article »

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