Pakistan President General Pervez
Musharraf attends a referendum rally in Abbottabad, 125 km (80 miles)
north of Islamabad in this April 15, 2002 file photo. (Xinhua/Reuters
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ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf called for avoiding confrontation and adopting a conciliatory
approach to overcome economic crisis and defeat terrorism, local newspaper DAWN
reported Thursday.
Speaking at the Salam Pakistan cultural show
organized by the state-run PTV at the President House in connection with
Independence Day, Musharraf stressed the need for political stability in the
country to overcome the crisis.
He said the reconciliation approach was imperative to
bring political stability in the country.
Musharraf said it was his request to all to adopt
reconciliation approach instead of confrontation. Differences should be buried
to take the country forward, he said, adding that the was confident that the
nation would come out of the present crisis.
The Pakistan People's Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali
Zardari announced on Aug. 7 that the ruling coalition would initiate the
proceedings to impeach Musharraf.
Three provincial assemblies including Punjab, North
West Frontier Province, and Sindh have passed resolutions asking Musharraf to
take a confidence vote or resign.
Presidential spokesman Rashid Qureshi said Musharraf
would not resign but face the impeachment.
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Sindh provincial
assembly Wednesday passed a resolution against President Pervez Musharraf, local
TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.
The resolution asked Musharraf to take a vote of
confidence or resign, said the report. Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 11
(Xinhua) -- The provincial assembly in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on
Monday passed a resolution to ask President Pervez Musharraf to take a vote of
confidence.
The provincial assembly voted 321 in favor and 25 against
on a resolution demanding Musharraf seek confidence vote, a move ahead of formal
impeachment, private Geo TV channel reported. Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf said Saturday he would face impeachment with a democratic
spirit.
During a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid
(PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain here, Musharraf said he would face the
impeachment to be leveled by the ruling coalition and advised the ruling party
to adopt a thoughtful way. Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The parliament of
Pakistan was summoned on Saturday to meet on Aug. 11 to discuss a resolution to
seek the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.
The News Network International news agency quoted
officials as saying that the National Assembly, Lower House of the Parliament,
would meet at 5 p.m.(1100 GMT). Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Pakistan
People's Party Parliamentarians Makhdoom Amin Fahim Thursday said the coalition
government had made a sensitive decision to impeach the President in haste like
other decisions the coalition made in the past.
The Dawn News TV channel quoted Amin Fahim as saying that
the time was not right for the impeachment of the president as he was afraid
that politicians were playing with fire. Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's coalition will
initiate a move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf immediately, Pakistan
People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari announced Thursday.
The judges who were dismissed last year will be restored
after the impeachment of Musharraf, Zardari said while addressing a joint news
conference with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif here. Full story
