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Pakistan Rebuffs US Demands

Alarmed US warns it will not recognize elections under emergency rule

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(Newser) – Alarmed at the deteriorating crisis in Pakistan, the US has made it clear it will not  recognize the results of elections held under emergency rule. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, on a special mission to Pakistan, failed to convince President Musharraf to free political prisoners, resign as army commander or hold free elections, reports the Guardian.

Negroponte holds out hope that Musharraf may change course. "In diplomacy we don't get instant replies when we have these dialogues. I'm sure the president is seriously considering our exchange." But a Pakistan spokesman dismissed the talks, saying the US offered no new proposals and received no assurances. A key US concern is the fate of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if the country collapses into chaos.

Pakistani police look on as opposition Jamat-e-Islami party members rally against President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule, in Karachi on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Pakistani police look on as opposition Jamat-e-Islami party members rally against President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule, in Karachi on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)   (Associated Press)
Pakistani tribal police officers detain supporters of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto at a rally against military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, in Jamrod, the main town of Pakistan%u2019s Khyber tribal region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
Pakistani tribal police officers detain supporters of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto at a rally against military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, in Jamrod, the main town...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte delivers a press briefing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Negroponte's three-day trip, visiting with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and other officials, is seen as a last best chance to avoid political turmoil in Pakistan, a key front in the war...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte delivers a press briefing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Negroponte's three-day trip, visiting with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and other...   (Associated Press)
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