No hidden deal was signed with US: Musharraf

No hidden deal was signed with US: Musharraf
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Summary Former president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday denied to have inked a secret deal with US.

Musharraf said that if such a deal had existed, it should have been presented in the parliament. According to a statement, he said that agreements were signed by countries not individuals. He said that there was no such deal that exists and which was signed by violating the UN laws and the United States had no right to carry out a unilateral raid inside Pakistan.He said that such operation would affect Pak-US relations.British newspaper the Guardian had earlier reported that Musharraf had signed an agreement with former US President George W Bush after Osama Bin Laden had escaped capture in Afghanistan.The former president also left a message on his Facebook page, denying that such an agreement had been signed. “The accusation of my having allowed intrusion into Pakistan by US forces chasing Osama Bin Laden is absolutely baseless. Never has this subject even been discussed between myself and President Bush, leave aside allowing such freedom of action that would violate our sovereignty”, he maintained.
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