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Pakistan suspended from Commonwealth

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Pakistan was today suspended from the Commonwealth after last week's military coup, Commonwealth ministers said.

Ministers from the eight-nation Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group took the decision at a meeting in London, saying the suspension would be effective ''forthwith'' and would remain ''pending the restoration of democracy in the country.''

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