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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Pakistan rejects Commonwealth suspension threat</b> ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (AFP) - Pakistan on Tuesday strongly rejected a Commonwealth deadline to end emergency rule in 10 days or face suspension, expressing “deep disappointment and regret” over the ultimatum. “Pakistan expresses deep disappointment and regret over the statement issued by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) yesterday,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan “firmly rejects the CMAG announcement and demands that are based on lack of realism and absence of understanding.” (Posted @ 21:04 PST)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Pakistan nukes under control:</b> Musharraf WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (AFP) - Pakistan's nuclear weapons are under “total custodial controls,” President Pervez Musharraf told Fox News radio Tuesday, moving to calm concerns over the arms amid major political turmoil in his country. “They are under total custodial controls,” Musharraf told the network, citing security measures in place since 2000, according to a transcript of the interview. “We created a strategic planning division and we have a national command authority which is overall organization institution into development and employment of strategic assets,” he said. (Posted @ 22:06 PST)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->