Reporters swarm Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo

Reporters swarm Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Pakistani Embassy official in Tokyo answers reporters Oct. 13 about the situation in his country following an overnight military coup in which army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf toppled the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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