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On Friday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that it is important for the democratic process to go forward. President Pervez Musharraf says it's too early for a decision to be made on whether the elections due to take place on 8 January should go ahead. The opposition, however, wants the elections postponed.
In response to the assassination of Ms Bhutto, Poland has decided to deploy 400 more troops to neighbouring Afghanistan. Warsaw fears destabilisation in the region. The Pakistani government blames the assassination attack on al-Qaeda, which is increasingly gaining ground in the Pakistan-Afghan border region.
Source: By Copyright Radio Netherlands 2007
Posted December 30th, 2007 by harminka
