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Pakistan denies coup rumours while Musharraf away
Reuters ^ | 9-24-06

Posted on 09/24/2006 10:37:30 PM PDT by STARWISE

Pakistan on Sunday denied rumours of a coup attempt against President Pervez Musharraf while he is visiting the United States.

Newspaper offices and journalists were inundated with telephone calls and text messages inquiring about the rumours, which coincided with a widespread power cut.

But television programmes did not allude to them until Geo Television ran a ticker headline saying Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani had accused "rumor mongers" of exploiting the power cut.

Reuters made checks with senior government as well as military officials, and journalists saw nothing unusual in the capital or the neighboring garrison city of Rawalpindi.

Durrani, who is traveling with Musharraf, told Reuters from New York: "These rumours were sparked by the power breakdown. These are baseless. These rumours spread because televisions were off and telephones were on."

A military official who declined to be named added: "It's totally rubbish."

Last week Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted as Thai prime minister while attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York -- which Musharraf also attended

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: musharraf; pakistan; powerouttage
That's all we'd need .. whew!
1 posted on 09/24/2006 10:37:32 PM PDT by STARWISE
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To: STARWISE

That was close call Whew


2 posted on 09/24/2006 10:42:39 PM PDT by SevenofNine (I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy)
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To: SevenofNine
When the leader's away, the Islamofacists will play.
3 posted on 09/24/2006 10:48:57 PM PDT by RedCell ("...thou shalt kill thine enemy before he killeth you by any means available" - Dick Marcinko)
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To: RedCell

That trueee

Perfect example Thailand LOL!


4 posted on 09/24/2006 10:51:49 PM PDT by SevenofNine (I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy)
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To: STARWISE

No joke! If Mush gets killed or loses power we will be in trouble.

We would have NO choice but to invade Pakistan to secure their nukes (highly doubtful we would succeed) and I bet India would invade as well to settle their dispute (and secure the nukes) once and for all.

The last thing India wants is a radical Pakistan (with nukes) on it's border.


6 posted on 09/24/2006 11:11:21 PM PDT by volunbeer (Pelosi)
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To: STARWISE

No joke! If Mush gets killed or loses power we will be in trouble.

We would have NO choice but to invade Pakistan to secure their nukes (highly doubtful we would succeed) and I bet India would invade as well to settle their dispute (and secure the nukes) once and for all.

The last thing India wants is a radical Pakistan (with nukes) on it's border.


7 posted on 09/24/2006 11:11:23 PM PDT by volunbeer (Pelosi)
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To: STARWISE
Remember, we are one bullet away from a radical islamic state having nukes.
8 posted on 09/25/2006 4:24:30 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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