The report quoted PML-N parliamentarian Tariq Azeem as saying that the party has decided to try Musharraf for treason in the Supreme Court.
“General Musharraf had violated the Constitution and he should face the music,” he was quoted as saying.
Azeem added that prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif has made it clear that he has no personal issue with Musharraf but “he should be tried for breaking the law and violating the Constitution”.
The retired general has been detained in his farmhouse in Islamabad since April 19 on charges of conspiracy to murder former premier Benazir Bhutto, sacking of judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007, and the 2006 death of Akbar Bugti.
The caretaker government had refused to hold Musharraf’s trial, saying that it wanted to focus on conducting free and fair elections.
Now we know why The Pakistani ISI Chief and The Military are demanding that General Musharraf be treated respectfully in confinement.
Missing Children for Baluchistan, Pakistan.
“LONDON Former President Pervez Musharraf has said that most of the `missing persons` went `missing` on their own.
`They had joined various factions of jihadi outfits including Taliban without informing their families. Many had gone into Indian Kashmir to participate in Jihad and many went to Afghanistan to fight on the side of Taliban. Most were brainwashed.`
The former chief of the Pakistani Army, General Musharraf while participating in Aljazeera`s David Frost Show on Friday night rejected the perception that the Army and the ISI were somehow involved in making people disappear and said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry would finally come up with nothing in the case.
Answering a question on how he felt about the current situation in Pakistan he said he felt sad, despondent at whatever is happening in Pakistan today, `Pakistan is suffering.`
He, however, said Pakistan had the potential to fight back and all that is needed is for the government to win the confidence of the people in its ability to face terrorism and extremism and also in its ability to put the economy back on the rails.
In reply to another question he said he did not think there were more than 300-400 al Qaeda fighters holed up in the mountains of Pakistan`s tribal areas.
He said between the Taliban and al Qaeda he considered the former to be a more serious threat to Pakistan `because they are from among the population while the latter are foreigners and the local people are known to have supported the government in fighting them.`
He, however, said the Taliban could never overthrow the government in Islamabad, `Unless we commit a blunder. They should not be given any political space. If we keep giving them space they would keep gaining ground.`
“The judicial commission constituted for the recovery of the missing persons on Wednesday submitted it report in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, stating it has traced 378 missing persons cases while 633 are pending.
An apex court bench headed by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry continued the hearing of missing persons’ case.
In report submitted by before the bench, the commission said that 24 cases were completed in Sindh while 100 are still pending.”
Is this a clever ruse to build a memorial for Osama Bin Laden without being overt about it ?
Story’:
Osama bin Laden and the compound in Abbottabad where he was killed
Officials were quick to insist there would be no link to the town’s most famous former resident but the project will be seen as an effort to rebuild the region’s image.
The three-billion rupee park (£20m) will eventually include restaurants, a snake house and ski ramps spread over 500 acres of land at the edge of the town.
Syed Aqil Shah, the provincial minister for tourism and sports, told the AFP news agency: “This project has nothing to do with Osama bin Laden.
“We are working to promote tourism and amusement facilities in the whole province and this project is one of those facilities..
Pakistan has tried to forget how bin Laden was found in Abbottabad, where he had been hiding in plain sight inside a high-walled villa for five years.
While security experts assumed he was roaming the remote, lawless tribal belt along the border with Afghanistan, he was actually living with three wives barely 30 miles from the capital Islamabad.
The hunt for the world’s most wanted man came to an end on May 2, 2011, when a team of Navy Seals killed the al-Qaeda leader.
His presence was deeply embarrassing for security agencies who were accused of either incompetence or of helping hide him.
His three-storey hideout has since been torn down to prevent it becoming a shrine for extremists. Its bricks were sold or given away for new homes.
Plans for the new park were unveiled on Monday by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which said the site would take eight years to develop.
Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri late on Thursday announced an end to four days of anti-government protests by thousands of people after striking a deal with the government.
Canadian Born agreed to the deal amidst chaos after the arrest warrant against him and the dwindling mass support with a leading opposition party refusing to back him up.
He has now indicated his plans to contested the Elections.
What is the Deal?
Tahirul Qadri (L) gestures while talking with ruling parties coalition leaders Qamar Zaman Kaira (2R), Mushahid Hussain (C), and Farooq H. Naek (R) during a meeting at a protest rally in Islamabad on January 17, 2013. – AFP Photo
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The government agreed with the cleric to dissolve the National Assembly before its term ends in mid-March, giving 90 days until elections are held, according to the “Islamabad Long March Declaration”.
That would give time to make sure politicians are eligible to stand for elections.
The government also agreed that the caretaker administration, which normally precedes elections, would be chosen in consultation with all parties.
A declaration laying out the agreement between the government and Qadri was signed by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as well as the high-level government officials who made up the negotiating team.
The government delegation was comprised of Afrasiab Khattak, Farooq H. Naek, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chaudhry Shujaat, Babar Ghauri, Khurshid Shah, Amin Faheem, Farooq Sattar, Senator Abbas Afridi and Mushahid Hussain.
They also agreed that the treasury benches in complete consensus with Qadri’s party will propose the names of two honest and impartial people for the appointment of caretaker prime minister.
On the issue of composition of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the agreement said that it will be discussed at a meeting on Jan 27 at the Minhaj-ul-Quran Secretariat in Lahore.
It was agreed upon that the focus will be on the enforcement of electoral reforms prior to the polls on article 62, 63 and 218 (3) of the constitution, section 77 to 82 of the representation of people’s act 1976 and other relevant provisions relating to conducting free and fair elections.
The Supreme Court’s judgement of June 8, 2012 on constitutional petition of 2011 must be implemented in true letter and spirit also.
Moreover, they also agreed that with the end of the long march and sit-in, all cases registered against each other shall be withdrawn immediately and there will be no acts of victimisation and vendetta against either party or the participants of the march.”(Dawn)
“However, Mr Qadri’s demand that the army be consulted on the structure of the interim administration was rejected.
His march from Lahore to Islamabad culminated in a mass rally on Monday evening.
Clashes briefly erupted on Tuesday but the mass protest has been largely peaceful.
The cleric has said he wanted the military and judiciary to be involved in installing a caretaker government to oversee the forthcoming elections.
But he suffered a setback on Wednesday when the leader of the main opposition, the Pakistan Muslim League, refused to back his protests.
There has been speculation that Mr Qadri may be fishing for a role for the military and the judiciary when it comes to the appointment of a caretaker government to oversee over the forthcoming elections.
(BBC)
That’s it.
Papers pushed, Pakistan is now a full-fledged Democracy!
A 45 minutes discussion between the Commanders was reported to be heated and Indian Chief is reported to have stated that ‘India reserved the right to retaliate”
What is behind the Pakistani move?
It is curious that the Pakistani Media is not vociferous on this issue till now.
1.Zardari is facing the sword of the Supreme Court.
2.Elections in Pakistan is around the corner.
3.Zardari stressed the importance of the Army in conducting the Elections, while the Opposition is against it.
4.Days before Zardari’s statement a news item was leaked to the effect that Fundamentalism had emerged as Pakistan’s number one priority and not India.
5..The Army,ISI is smarting for being sidelined. they feel let down post Osama killing.
Muhammad Tahirul Qadri (C) , leader of Mihajul-Quran movement speaks before a protest march from Lahore to Islamabad January 13, 2013. — File Photo by Reuter
“Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri on Sunday led thousands of supporters at the start of his long march on the capital Islamabad, demanding key reforms before the upcoming elections.
Hundreds of cars, buses and trucks carrying around 7,000 people left Model Town in the city of Lahore, expected to grow in number as they pass through towns and villages en route to Islamabad, accompanied by a heavy security presence.
Qadri accuses the government of being corrupt and incompetent, and argues that Pakistan must enact “meaningful” reforms before general elections, which are scheduled to be held within eight weeks after parliament disbands in mid-March.
Speaking prior to kicking off what he termed his “march for democracy”, Qadri accused the Punjab provincial government of impounding buses and detaining drivers in their efforts to hamper the protest.
Qadri, however, vowed to lead the march to the federal, and urged supporters to join him despite all hindrances.
“This is a march for protection of human rights, elimination of poverty, supremacy of constitution, rule of law and end of corruption,” he said, urging transporters who were not being issued permits and licenses to participate without the provincial government’s approval.
Qadri’s march comes amid widespread demonstrations in major Pakistani cities in solidarity with the victims of a series of gruesome bombings in Quetta on Thursday. The relatives of the victims, mostly from the minority Hazara Shia community, have refused to bury the dead as long as the Army takes control of the city, which is the provincial capital of Balochistan….
What better way to divert attention of the people of pakistan than to call Indian bogey?
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