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Wednesday, October 13, 1999, Chandigarh, India
   
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Sharif govt toppled in army coup

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 — The omnipotent military took over in Pakistan tonight carrying out a swift coup d'etat to depose the government of Nawaz Sharif after he fired the army chief, General Pervez Musharraf, in a rift widening since the Kargil humiliation.

Indian troops on full alert
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 — Indian troops were put on full alert and the Prime Minister held a meeting with senior Cabinet colleagues here following reports of the military take-over in Pakistan today.
 
It's civil war: Benazir
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said tonight that the country had been plunged into a civil war following the dismissal of army chief General Parvez Musharraf, but maintained that the crisis had nothing to do with the Kargil fiasco.
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Worldwide concern
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 — The Clinton administration appears uncertain of the motive of the army in Pakistan and asked for the earliest possible restoration of democracy, "If there has been a coup" there. (Also reports from London, Berlin, Teheran, Paris and Kabul)
Atal’s swearing in today
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 — The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, was all set to finalise the list of his Council of Ministers and submit it to the President, Mr K.R.Narayanan, tonight.

DMK to join govt
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 — The 12-MP strong DMK today decided to join the Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre making it clear that it had no demands on the number of ministers or any specific portfolios.
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Sonia Gandhi re-elected CPP chief
Owns responsibility for poll results
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 — The Congress Party in Parliament today unanimously re-elected Mrs Sonia Gandhi as its Chairperson but the crucial question as to whether she would be the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha remained unanswered.


BJP to join INLD govt in Haryana
GURGAON, Oct 12 — The Bharatiya Janata Party is understood to have accepted a proposal of the ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana to be part of the government in the state. In effect the BJP is now ready to be a coalition partner in the government.

 
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