Special report: Pakistani
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President General Pervez Musharraf
speaks during a question and answer program at The President's House in
Islamabad. A new caretaker prime minister and cabinet members will
take oath of office Friday. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhuanet) --
Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth councils at the last minute before a 10-day
deadline expired on Thursday, a Commonwealth ministerial committee decided in
Kampala Friday.
Following two meetings on Thursday, the Commonwealth
Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) headed by Malta Foreign Minister Michael Frendo,
made the decision hours before the biennial Commonwealth summit kicks off on
Friday.
The state of emergency "represents a serious
violation of the Commonwealth's fundamental political values," the body's
Secretary-General Don McKinnon said at a news conference in Kampala.
Pakistan will be barred from attending meetings of
the Commonwealth and receiving assistance from the group.
The Commonwealth warned Pakistan on Nov. 12 that
its membership would be suspended if it failed to lift the state of emergency
before Nov. 22.
Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth in 1999
after a military coup and regained its membership in 2004.
Commonwealth gives Pakistan 10 days to
lift state of emergency
LONDON, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Should Pakistan fail to lift
the state of emergency before Nov. 22, its membership in the Commonth wealth
will be suspended, said the 53-nation bloc here Monday.
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Pakistan seeks postponement of
Commonwealth decision
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Wednesday sought a
short postponement of the Commonwealth decision about its membership and asked
the organization to send immediately a delegation to look at the situation in
the country. Full Story
Pakistan rejects EU parliament
resolution calling for ending emergency
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Monday rejected
a EU parliament resolution calling for an end to the ongoing emergency rule in
the south Asian country, saying that it ignored the ground realities that
necessitated the decree. Full Story
Pakistan's top court backs Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court (SC) of
Pakistan on Thursday dismissed the last petition against President Pervez
Musharraf's reelection, local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported. Full story
Bhutto's party gives go-ahead for
members to file papers for elections in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistan People's Party
(PPP)while announcing a policy for general elections in the country has allowed
its candidates to file their nomination papers in their respective
constituencies for the election of national and provincial assemblies. Full Story
