WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- An uproar has erupted over contacts between the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a leading Pakistani politician, The New York Times said.
The Times said U.S. State Department officials were floored when they learned that U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had made repeated unauthorized phone calls to Asif Ali Zardari, who is considered a likely successor to outgoing Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.