WASHINGTON — President Bush urged Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to quickly return to civilian rule and immediately release the nearly 2,000 people detained since emergency rule was declared on Saturday.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the U.S. was "deeply disturbed" by Musharraf's emergency rule decree, Reuters reported.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday to underscore U.S. opposition to his decision to impose a state of emergency, a senior U.S. official said.
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