IT’S OFFICIAL: MUSHARRAF RESIGNS

On Monday, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation from office. According to the Associated Press, “An emotional Musharraf said he wanted to spare the nation from a perilous impeachment battle and that he was satisfied that all he had done ‘was for the people and for the country.’” During his live televised address, he [...]

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Musharraf in Resignation Talks?

On Friday, talk of Musharraf’s impending impeachment/resignation continued to dominate media coverage of Pakistan. This morning, [EST], the AFP reported that the Pakistani president’s aides “are in talks with the government to secure a deal under which he could quit to avoid facing impeachment or criminal charges.” Although Musharraf’s spokesman Rashid Qureshi condemned what he [...]

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The Impeachment Bid Continues

On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported the provincial assembly of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) also passed a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf. The 107-4 vote comes just a day after the Punjab Assembly passed a similar resolution, [see yesterday's post]. A Reuters piece also reported that the “embattled” President “lost [...]

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Impeachment Wave Against Musharraf Intensifies

On Monday, The News reported that the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution [almost] “unanimously demanding President Pervez Musharraf to seek a vote of confidence.” The news agency added, “A total of 321 votes supported the resolution whereas only 25 went against it.” According to the Associated Press, lawmakers of the country’s “most powerful province” accused [...]

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Pakistan Coalition Prepared to (Really) Impeach Musharraf

Following the second consecutive day of negotiations Wednesday, media outlets reported that Pakistan’s ruling coalition “will move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf on charges of plunging the country into a political and economic crisis.” According to the Associated Press, the PML-N announced Friday that it is rejoining the Cabinet, “a gesture of solidarity now that [...]

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Musharraf Shifts China Trip Amid Talk of Impeachment

On Tuesday, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N head Nawaz Sharif agreed “to give priority to [the] impeachment of President Musharraf after they realized that the president has made up his mind to dissolve the assemblies and send the coalition government packing,” reported The News. The news agency added, “Sources told The News that [...]

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Musharraf: “I Can’t Quit You”

In the past few days, Western media coverage of Pakistan was dominated by speculation of President Pervez Musharraf‘s resignation from office. However, according to Reuters, the president said today that “he had no immediate plan to resign or go into exile, in a bid to quash rising speculation he will quit office soon.” The news [...]

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