Peshawar, Nov 5 : Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairwoman Asma Jehangir has urged “friends of Pakistan” to persuade the US to stop supporting President General Pervez Musharraf.

The US must “stop supporting the instable dictator, as his lust for power is bringing the country close to a worse form of a civil strife,” said Jehangir, who was put under house arrest for three months on Saturday after the proclamation of an emergency.

“It is time now for the international community to insist on preventive measures otherwise it may take decades to clean the mess,” Jehangir said in a statement.

Islamabad, Nov 5 : Expressing its deep concern over the Pakistan Government’s move to suppress the media, the US has urged the Musharraf regime to immediately permit broadcasters to resume their programming and quickly lift detention orders.

“We urge the Pakistan Government to quickly lift the detention orders and immediately permit broadcasters to resume their programming, thereby ensuring that all citizens can take a constructive role in peaceful progress toward democratic elections,” the US embassy said in a statement.

Washington, Nov 5 : Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Democratic Presidential hopeful, Joseph Biden has called for reviewing the aid and financial package given to Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 5 : Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz M Khan has told all foreign envoys to the country that the proclamation of emergency is a short-term arrangement.

Karachi, Nov 5  : Former Pakistan Supreme Court judge Wajihuddin Ahmad has said that ousted Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry had told him that the Musharraf regime is planning to install Ju

Sydney, Nov 5 : Australian Prime Minister John Howard has told Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf that his country does not support the General's extra-constitutional behaviour, and urged