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...Saturday, August 16, 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...Saturday, August 16, 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...Thursday, August 14, 2008
According to several newspapers that the president Musharraf may announce his decision to resign in next 48 hours. A mix of conflicting signals are coming from president camp; rising pressure from impeachment lobby and manoeuvrings by senior American and British diplomats soon compel Gen (retd) Musharraf to reassess the situation and he might ignore the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
WASHINGTON: The United States sees political issues including different parties’ position toward President Pervez Musharraf as internal politics of Pakistan and expects anything happening in respect of impeachment move would be in accordance with the Constitution of the country, said a senior State Department official. Popularity: 19% [?]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman has described the resolutions passed against President Pervez Musharraf by the Punjab and NWFP assemblies with thumping majority as an overwhelming endorsement of the coalition government’s decision for impeachment. “The verdict of the people is already out,” said the Information Minister in a statement. She further said “impeachment [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman and Former UK Ambassador in Pakistan Mark Loyal Grant held a meeting on Monday, sources have revealed. Former ambassador on the behalf of his country tried to put pressure on government of Pakistan as UK wanted a ‘safe passage’ for President Musharraf. The former ambassador wanted to avoid [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
RAWALPINDI: President Pervez Musharraf said Monday that he would prove the allegations of PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari false. He made these remarks in meeting with three-member delegation of Pakistan Muslim League-Quid-e-Azam (PML-Q) comprising Marvi Memon, Amir Muqam and Sheikh Waqas Ahmed. The meeting lasted for an hour in which allegations leveled by Asif Ali [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The coalition parties have decided that the session of the National Assembly would continue till resignation of the President or culmination of the impeachment proceedings. A decision to this effect was taken at a joint parliamentary party meeting of the ruling coalition held at the parliament house in Islamabad on Monday prior to beginning [...]
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LAHORE: A resolution has been passed unanimously in Punjab Assembly demanding President Pervez Musharraf to seek vote of confidence on Monday. A total of 321 votes supported the resolution whereas only 25 went against it. Interestingly situation arose when The member Punjab Assembly belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Quid-e-Azam (PML-Q) forward block Ata Muhammad Maneka has apologized [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
WASHINGTON: The move to remove President Pervez Musharraf has set off alarm bells in official Washington, Gulf Times has reported. At this point, impeachment of President, ousting a president through parliamentary impeachment is unprecedented in Pakistan’s history, and fraught with legal and political uncertainties. Popularity: 19% [?]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
During his nine years of dictatorial rule of Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has committed financial irregularities, violations of the Constitution and ‘criminal acts’ that warrant an open trial not just impeachment. It was stated by Dr. Akram, Senior Vice President and Chairman, Media and Communications, Pakistan Muslim League USA while taking to the media about [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 10, 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday finally decided to resign within next few days, private TV channel reported. President Musharraf’s close aides were trying to finalize the safe passage strategy, it was also learnt that presidency sources would contact with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif soon in this regard. Popularity: 17% [...]
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ISLAMABAD: Muslim League-N Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday said that political leadership of the country could answer the question regarding provision of safe passage to President Pervez Musharraf. Talking to media in Islamabad, he said ruling coalition has obtained the numbers required for the impeachment of the president. PML-N senator said President Musharraf should [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
Federal Minister for Education Ahsan Iqbal has said that impeachment of the President would promote national harmony and strengthen the federation. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Saturday, he said the impeachment move had become inevitable because of the policies of the President. Popularity: 24% [?]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the resolution relating to the impeachment of the President would be presented in the Punjab Assembly on August 11, that would demand of the President to take vote of confidence from the assemblies. Talking to the media on his arrival from Islamabad here, he said [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said that he was reviewing political developments in the country and will decide future course of action after considering allegations leveled by the ruling coalition. Musharraf was talking to Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain who called on him here. Ch. Shujaat asked President Pervez Musharraf to face [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 8, 2008
Popularity: 24% [?]
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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar President Chaudhary Aitizaz Ahsan has said that impeachment of President Musharraf would not be sufficient and he must be made accountable. Talking to a private TV channel he said that people were expecting restoration of the judges and they should have been restored first. He said the president committed several crimes [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 7, 2008
The United States has termed impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf by the government as Pakistan’s internal matter, sources said. Earlier, Co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Asif Ali Zardari at a joint press conference with Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif, here at Zardari House announced that President Pervez Musharraf would have to face impeachment under Article [...]
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