President Gen. Pervez Musharraf faces a stern warning from a top American diplomat on Saturday: end emergency rule or wreck landmark elections and risk undermining vital U.S. support.

By Andrew Buncombe and Omar Waraichin Islamabad E

CRICKET legend Imran Khan was under house arrest last night as Pakistan descended into chaos. The shock move came as President and army leader Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency. He suspended the constitution and sent troops into TV stations in a bid to curb unrest.

Text of report by Daily Times correspondent entitled: "No agency can handle the relief operation on its own, says HRCP" by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 19 October Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to coordinate civil and military rescue and relief efforts in earthquake-hit areas.