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Bush Arrives in Pakistan
A nationwide strike called by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal hit Pakistan yesterday as US President George W. Bush flew from New Delhi to Islamabad in the evening on the last leg of his South Asian tour. Extraordinary security measures were in place for the US president ’s visit.
Kind of appropriate, given that literally millions of turbans want to kill him...
Bush flew in to the Chaklala military air base from New Delhi on board Air Force One and was received by Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, television footage showed. He was accompanied by his wife Laura Bush at the start of his two-day visit. The couple waved as they descended the steps of the giant blue and white plane, before Bush was handed a bouquet of flowers. They were then flown to the US Embassy in Islamabad by a US helicopter.
Definitely not on a Pak helicopter!
Security levels have been raised to “high alert” and several areas and roads declared as “red zones” in the capital with paramilitary troops equipped with electronic and manual surveillance tools patrolling the city. He is expected to discuss progress in the war on terrorism in his talks with President Pervez Musharraf today. “I will meet with President Musharraf to discuss Pakistan’s vital cooperation in the war on terror and our efforts to foster economic and political development,” Bush said in India before departing.

Bush also gave reason for Pakistani opposition groups to hope that Washington will push Musharraf to move faster to strengthen democratic institutions ahead of a general election next year. “I believe that a democratic, prosperous Pakistan will be a steadfast partner for America, a peaceful neighbor for India and a force for freedom and moderation in the Arab world.” A White House official later said Bush meant to say “Muslim world”.

Police in the city of Karachi fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to march on the US Consulate where on Thursday a suicide car bomber killed himself and three other people including a US diplomat, a witness said. Dozens of protesters were detained after they threw stones at police vehicles a kilometer from the US mission. The largest protest was in Multan in the central Punjab province where the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, addressed a 10,000-strong crowd.
Posted by: Fred 2006-03-04
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