Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
addresses an Independence Day ceremony in Islamabad on
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ISLAMABAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf has finally made up his mind to quit instead of facing the
imminent impeachment, local newspaper The News reported Friday.
The coalition government has
offered indemnity and security to Musharraf if he resigns and "the drop scene is
likely in a few days," according to a leading English newspaper Daily Times.
The ruling coalition announced on Aug. 7 that they
would initiate the proceedings to impeach Musharraf on the ground that he had
violated the Constitution and his policies had led to economic crisis in the
country.
Some senior leaders of the Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N),part of the ruling coalition, have called for Musharraf's
resignation to avoid the impeachment. However, presidential spokesman Rashid
Qureshi has repeatedly clarified that Musharraf would face the impeachment.
Local media reports indicate that the coalition and
Musharraf have been negotiating on a deal to provide Musharraf a safe passage in
return for his resignation.
The Daily Times report said the coalition had reached
a consensus on a deal to provide safe passage and security cover to Musharraf.
However, other reports contradicted the Daily Times
report, saying that Nawaz Sharif, chief of the PML-N, stuck to his position
against safe exit to Musharraf.
The coalition has been preparing a "charge sheet"
against Musharraf. Local newspaper The Nation reported on Friday that the task
committee set up by the two major coalition partners, Pakistan People's Party
and PML-N, would meet on Friday to finalize the draft charge sheet.
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's presidential spokesman Rashid Qureshi Friday denied the allegation that President Pervez Musharraf would resign.
Local TV channel DAWN NEWS quoted Qureshi as saying that the reports of some foreign media about Musharraf's stepping down were "baseless". Full story
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's ruling coalition
last week announced initiatives to start the impeachment proceedings against
President Pervez Musharraf and the embattled leader said he would face
impeachment with a "democratic spirit."
However, the way to outer Musharraf, who took the helm of
Pakistan nine years ago, would be quite rugged for the foes of the former
military chief. Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's ruling
coalition has decided to frame charges against President Pervez Musharraf on the
basis of "violation of the Constitution and gross misconduct", a ruling party
spokesman said on Thursday.
All the coalition partners agree that the charge
sheet for Musharraf's impeachment should be based on these two main points,
Farhatullah Babar, spokesman for Pakistan People's Party (PPP), told reporters.
Full story
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani Thursday urged unity of
the country to face the challenges ahead.
In a message delivered to the nation on the
Independence Day by the official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Musharraf
has stressed the need for tolerance and forbearance for the successful lworking
of democracy and urged the nation to strive together for making the country a
truly modern, dynamic, progressive and democratic Islamic state. Full story
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
