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Pak Opposition rejects Clinton-Sharief deal on Kargil

The combined Opposition in the Pakistani Senate has rejected the Islamabad-Washington agreement on Kargil between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief and US President Bill Clinton on July 4.

Talking to reporters in Islamabad last night, a spokesman said the combined Opposition had decided to seek from the government a clarification on whether what was announced after the Clinton-Sharief meeting was "a declaration or an agreement".

The Opposition said: "If it was an agreement, then why was India not a party to it and why was it signed between the USA and Pakistan alone?"

The spokesman added: "Without India, any agreement on Kashmir or Kargil would be meaningless."

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