U.S. hopes Pakistan will not move to emergency rule | International | Reuters

U.S. hopes Pakistan will not move to emergency rule | International | Reuters: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Imposition of emergency rule would be a step backward for Pakistan and the United States hopes President Pervez Musharraf doesn't take such action, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

The official told Reuters the Bush administration was not aware of any plans by Musharraf to declare emergency rule but acknowledged fears among Pakistanis that this could happen.

'If he did that, it would be a significant step backward and ... of course we would not want it to happen,' said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter." Read complete post here.