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US is not trying to broker deal with Mush: Bhutto
Published on Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 08:33 in World section
Tags: Devils Advocate, Karan Thapar , New Delhi
NO PRESSURE: Benazir denied she was under any pressure from the US to strike a deal with Musharraf.
New Delhi: Former Pakistan prime minister, Benazir Bhutto has said that American diplomats visit Islamabad often because Pakistan is a key ally in America's war against terror, and not to broker a deal between her and General Musharraf.
She was speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar.
Karan Thapar: Boucher was in Islamabad over the weekend, Negroponte will be there on Wednesday, they are all lobbying for this deal. To Pakistanis, it suddenly looks as if you are an American ally. Aren't you endangering your independence and credibility by this close association and this impression that you are under American pressure?
Benazir Bhutto: I know that some people are trying to create this impression, but it's wrong. The Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Negroponte and Ambassador Boucher have visted Pakistan many times because Pakistan is a key ally in the war against terror.
Karan Thapar: Now they are lobbying for you?
Benazir Bhutto: That's what you are saying. I haven't heard from them.
Karan Thapar: That's what the papers are saying.
Benazir Bhutto: I think that is wrong. It's a smear campaign that is being carried on by fearful political leaders.
Benazir also denied that she was under any pressure from the US to strike a deal with General Musharraf.
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