Islamabad, Aug 7 : Even as the stage is set for an Impeachment Motion against him on August 11 (Monday), Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly vowed to fight back.
Sensing that the PPP-led Government will move the motion against him, Musharraf last evening said that while it was the Government’s right to table the impeachment motion against him, he also had the “right to defend” his actions.
Islamabad, Aug 7 : Even as the PPP-PML(N) coalition government has decided to bring an Impeachment Motion against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday (Aug 11), the first ever in the political history of Pakistan, political pundits and legal experts in Islamabad suggest that the next three days will witness hectic politics.
Legal experts believe that the impeachment process will prove to be a ‘unique learning experience’ for parliamentarians and constitutional experts alike, as it would be an unprecedented incident in Pakistan’s history.
London, Aug 7 : If sources close to former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif are to be believed, at the “make-or-break” meeting between Nawaz and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, it was decided (between the two leaders) to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and force him to step down from the Presidency.
Quoting Nawaz Sharif’s spokesman Ahsan Iqbal, The Times Online reported that it is confirmed that Musharraf will be impeached soon, and the decision agreed upon between Nawaz and Zardari would be made public at a press conference later in the day.
Islamabad, Aug 7 : The Upper House of Pakistan’s parliament the Senate witnessed pandemonium amid heated exchange of words between the Opposition and Treasury benches last evening when Senator Kamran Murtaza’s alleged that President Pervez Musharraf had paid Rs 25 crore to some members of the parliament to elect him as the president.
Murtaza had levelled these allegations against Musharraf on Tuesday.
Senator Pari Gul Agha said that the allegation had put a question mark on the integrity of senators and Murtaza should submit proof to support his claim.
Islamabad - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday called off his visit to China, hours before his departure, as the possibility of his impeachment brewed amid crucial meetings of the country's ruling coalition.
Musharraf was scheduled to leave for China in the afternoon to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and meet Chinese leaders, including Prime Minister Hu Jintao.
Islamabad, Aug 6 : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is expected to leave for China today to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and he is likely to meet US President George W Bush.
According to a statement issued by the country’s Foreign Office, leaders from several countries had confirmed their participation and Musharraf would have the opportunity to meet them on the sidelines of the opening ceremony.
Even as the stage is set for an Impeachment Motion against him on August 11 (Monday), Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly vowed to fight back.
If sources close to former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif are to be believed, at the “make-or-break” meeting between Nawaz and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, it was decided (between the two leaders) to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and force him to step down from the Presidency.
The Upper House of Pakistan’s parliament the Senate witnessed pandemonium amid heated exchange of words between the Opposition and Treasury benches last evening when Senator Kamran Murtaza’s alleged that President Pervez Musharraf had paid Rs 25 crore to some members of the parliament to elect him as the president.
Islamabad - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday called off his visit to China, hours before his departure, as the possibility of his impeachment brewed amid crucial meetings of the country's ruling coalition.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is expected to leave for China today to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and he is likely to meet US President George W Bush.
