File - Pakistani Prime Minister meets with President Clinton
WAP99101201 - 12 OCTOBER 1999 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shakes hands with US President Bill Clinton during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in this file photo December 2, 1998. Sharaif and his administration were ousted by Pakistani armed forces commander General Pervaiz Musharraf during a military coup, October 12. jr/File Photo UPI
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