Pakistan emergency rule troubles ally US.

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's calling of emergency rule Saturday drew strong censure from the United States, pointing to limits in Washington's power over a key ally in its fight against extremism.

Teresita Schaffer, a former diplomat and now a South Asia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said on NPR radio the state of emergency marked a "downturn" in US-Pakistani relations.

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