Pakistan Reports: Commonwealth suspends Pakistan

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Pakistan KAMPALA, Uganda - The 53-nation Commonwealth suspended Pakistan from the organization Thursday for failing to end emergency rule, the group said.

The Commonwealth, largely made up of Britain and its former colonies, gave Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf a Thursday deadline to lift emergency rule and step down as army chief.

A committee of foreign ministers "has suspended Pakistan from councils of the Commonwealth pending restoration of democracy and rule of law in the country," said Secretary-General Don McKinnon. The decision came during the meeting in Kampalpa, Uganda. READ MORE