John Negroponte arrives in Capital
By Diplomatic Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte arrived here on Friday afternoon to discuss bilateral issues and present situation in Pakistan with the leaders here.
During his two day stay, he will hold meetings with different government officials and other leaders, said spokesman of U.S. embassy.
However, the Spokesman for White House Sean McCormack in his daily press briefing in Washington today said, “Well, he’s (Negroponte) going to be traveling from — Mali to Pakistan. He will have meetings Friday night and Saturday.”
A senior U.S. envoy who said Pakistan’s democratic process had been “derailed” carried a stern warning Friday to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf from the Bush administration to end emergency rule. In an apparent move to blunt criticism from Musharraf’s key foreign backer, authorities freed opposition leaders including Benazir Bhutto as well as a U.N. human rights expert and let two independent news channels back on air.