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Pakistan expresses Joy over Musharraf resignation
The decision of President Pervez Musharraf to resign has sent a wave of jubilation across the country. Reports pouring in from different areas speak of spontaneous celebrations by people. They expressed joy that the era of dictatorship is now over and the democracy will get an opportunity to flourish. The immediate reaction in Pakistan’s corridors of [...]
Continue reading...What Pakistani Politicians say about resignation
18. August 2008
PM congratulates coalition partners on Musharraf’s resignation Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has congratulated the participants on resignation of President Pervez Musharraf and said that 17th amendment in the Constitution would be undone as per commitment of the coalition partners to ensure supremacy of the parliament. He stated in the joint parliamentary party meeting of [...]
Continue reading...Coalition leaders meet to discuss post Musharraf scenario
18. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: The leaders of ruling coalition have gathered at Zardari House here on Monday to discuss scenario after President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation earlier on Monday. Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan and Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam Amir Fazal-ur-Rehman have arrived at [...]
Continue reading...NA starts debate on Musharraf’s resignation
18. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly suspended its rules regarding question hour and started debate on the resignation of the President. The National Assembly resumed its session in Islamabad on Monday. Sardar Mehtab Abbasi pointed out that the resignation had a positive impact on Karachi Stock Exchange index which rose by about 500 points. Similarly, rupee [...]
Continue reading...PM congratulates nation over end of dictatorship
18. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has congratulated the nation over the end of dictatorship and said the Parliament has become sovereign and supreme. Speaking in the National Assembly this evening, he said today there is rule of law and supremacy of the constitution and there is no dictatorship. He said people rendered sacrifices [...]
Continue reading...What Gen. Musharraf did in Nine years dictaroship
18. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: With Pervez Musharraf’s departure from the scene, a long era of dictatorship, spread over nine years, has ended but it also presents a challenge to the elected representatives to come up to the expectations of the masses who voted them to power in February 18 elections hoping for a change in their life. Pervez [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf resignation avenges my mother’s death: Bilawal
18. August 2008
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman and son of former Premier slain Benazir Bhutto on Monday hailed the resignation of Pervez Musharraf, saying the next president would be from his party. “After the martyrdom of my mother I said that democracy was the best revenge - and today it was proved true,” said 19-year-old Bilawal [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf’s constitutional amendments to be removed: Ahsan
18. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Secretary Information Ahsan Iqbal Monday said that all controversial amendments made to the Constitution by Pervez Musharraf would be scrapped. Talking to reporters here outside the Zardari House, Ahsan Iqbal said the coalition partners would do the needful together. Ahsan Iqbal, who is also Minister for Education, said the [...]
Continue reading...President Musharraf resigns
18. August 2008
President Pervez Musharraf announces his resignation, while addressing the nation today on media. “My resignation will go to the speaker of the National Assembly today,” he said in a televised address. Musharraf made the shock announcement after denying that any of the impeachment charges against him could stand and launching into a lengthy defence of [...]
Continue reading...Charge-sheet against President Musharraf finalized: Sherry
17. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ruling coalition’s draft committee has finalized the charge-sheet against President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday. The final round of the consultations of draft committee was held at the residence of Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman in Islamabad. Talking to media men, Sherry Rehman said the draft of charge-sheet has been finalized which will be [...]
Continue reading...An open letter to Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari
17. August 2008
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Continue reading...Pakistan’s 61st Independence Day Celebrations at Houston
17. August 2008
The Pakistan’s 61st Independence Day celebration at the George Brown Convention Center at Houston, TX organized by Pakistani American Council of Texas (PACT) with the collaboration of Friends of Pakistan (FOP) on August 9th 2008 was a spectacular success. Super star artists Jawad Ahmed and Fakhir were present and they charged the crowd that had [...]
Continue reading...Nawaz to be considered for Presidency: Qureshi
16. August 2008
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that there would be no need for impeachment against the President if he resigns before the move. Talking to media persons, Qureshi said that the President might step down before the impeachment proceedings are initiated in the Parliament. He said the President may resign today [...]
Continue reading...President has option of resigning
16. August 2008
Sherry Rehman has said that the impeachment of the President will be carried out in accordance with the Parliamentary rules and regulations. she said all the constitutional, legal and democratic ways would be adopted to complete the process of the impeachment. She said after the passage of resolutions by the Provincial Assemblies, the President should [...]
Continue reading...President meets Sharif Pirzada, Malik Qayyum
16. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf Saturday continued to hold consultations with the constitutional experts on the issue of his impeachment. The President on the occasion said he will not step down, and instead, fight the impeachment move. Reports said he held detailed meetings separately with the constitutional experts Sharifuddin Pirzada and Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum [...]
Continue reading...Govt urged to ensure Dr Aafia’s release
16. August 2008
MULTAN:Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) joint secretary Haji Muhammad Ashraf Qureshi called upon the government to help get Dr Aafia Siddiqui released from a US jail. “Dr Aafia Siddiqui is an innocent Muslim lady. She and her children have been victimized by the Zionist lobby for no sin of theirs,” he said. Popularity: 22% [?]
Continue reading...Rehman Malik for beefing up Parliament security
16. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik has said that the security of the parliament was the prime concern of the security agencies of the country and concerned departments have taken various steps in this regard. He said that bolstering the security there was need for redesigning, restructuring and improvement of the certain [...]
Continue reading...PML-N not to allow safe exit to Musharraf: Khosa
16. August 2008
LAHORE: PML-N Punjab President Zulfiqar Khosa said on Saturday that President Pervez Musharraf was looking for safe exit from the present crisis, saying “he is the same person who had prevented Sharif brothers from returning to the country”. Talking to journalists here, he said his party would not allow a safe passage to Musharraf. Popularity: 19% [...]
Continue reading...67 % Pakistanis interest in judicial crisis
16. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Two thirds (67%) of a national sample of men and women are still interested in the judicial crisis that has gripped the country since March 2007 when the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry, was deposed by President Musharraf on accounts of nepotism and abuses of office. According to Gallup Pakistan latest press release, [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf bargaining hard for an exit: Coalition
16. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: Back-channel negotiations were on between Pakistan’s ruling coalition and Pervez Musharraf yesterday over modalities of a graceful exit for the president from the country’s political scene, officials said. Musharraf’s media adviser, retired Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, however dismissed it, saying: “The president has no plans to quit. He will face the impeachment motion if [...]
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