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The nuclear-armed country of Pakistan was on 'high alert' after President Asif Ali Zardari received a "threatening" phone call by someone posing to be the Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the final hours of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Pakistan's air force was on its highest alert for 24 hours.Los Angeles Times: 'hoax' Call During Siege Put Pakistan on Alert (December 6, 2008) Sources said Condoleezza Rice contacted Mukherjee, who denied ever having such a conversation with President Zardari.Los Angeles Times: 'hoax' Call During Siege Put Pakistan on Alert (December 6, 2008)
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- Phone call made on the night of November 28, 2006, two days after the terror attacks on Mumbai beganLos Angeles Times: 'hoax' Call During Siege Put Pakistan on Alert (December 6, 2008)
- Caller said he was Pranab Mukherjee, the minister of India's external affairsLos Angeles Times: 'hoax' Call During Siege Put Pakistan on Alert (December 6, 2008)
- Due to the situation, President Zardari's aides did not go through normal identification checks and put the call throughLos Angeles Times: 'hoax' Call During Siege Put Pakistan on Alert (December 6, 2008)
- Caller threatened that India would take military action if Islamabad failed to immediately act against those who perpetrated the Mumbai attacksDawn: A Hoax Call That Could Have Triggered War (December 6, 2008)
- Caller also tried to contact Condoleezza Rice, but U.S. security protocols the caller could not get throughDawn: A Hoax Call That Could Have Triggered War (December 6, 2008)
- Investigators believe the mischievous phone call was made by someone in the Indian external affairs ministryDawn: A Hoax Call That Could Have Triggered War (December 6, 2008)
- Caller ID established the call was made from DelhiDawn: A Hoax Call That Could Have Triggered War (December 6, 2008)
- Indian authorities say the caller ID could have been manipulatedDawn: A Hoax Call That Could Have Triggered War (December 6, 2008)
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