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Article: U.S. envoys told to respect sovereignty; New prime minister sworn in.(WORLD)

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March 26, 2008
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Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A top official in Pakistan's governing coalition yesterday rebuked two senior U.S. diplomats, who arrived in Islamabad as the new prime minister was being sworn in, telling the envoys not to make his country a "killing field" in a bid to save the world.

Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte and Richard A. Boucher, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, sought to persuade Pakistan's new civilian government not to negotiate with militants.

They said nothing to reporters after a meeting with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But Mr. Sharif apparently gave his guests an earful of advice.

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