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Article: VOA NEWS: PAKISTANI OFFICIALS DENY POLITICAL DEAL WITH EXILED OPPOSITION LEADER
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 9, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Benjamin Sand
Pakistani officials are denying widespread rumors that the government may be negotiating a possible deal for the return of exiled opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports on the mounting speculation of a possible blockbuster political settlement.
Government officials are working overtime trying to silence the growing media frenzy. Talk of secret negotiations between Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and his chief political rival, Benazir Bhutto, have been dominating the headlines.
Mr. Musharraf released a statement Sunday insisting there was no deal ...