Capital Talk 19th August, 2008

Capital Talk 19th August, 2008 with Hamid Mir

Musharraf Last Adress to the Nation

Musharraf Last Adress to the Nation 18th August 2008

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Hamid Mir Capital Talk 18 August 2008

Hamid Mir Capital Talk 18 August 2008

Pakistan in Pictures after Musharraf

A Fair Trial & Return of Nov 2nd Judiciary

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People’s Resistance
Press Release - 18 August 2008

People’s Resistance attributes the resignation of retired General Pervez Musharraf as President of Pakistan to the long and untiring struggle of the Lawyers, students, civil society organizations and political groups. The civil society and media’s struggle against the arbitrary rule of General Musharraf forced the ruling democratic coalition to start the process of impeachment that eventually led to his resignation.

Though we celebrate his resignation, we call for the fair trial of General Musharraf for the long list of crimes against the people of Pakistan including removal of judiciary, abrogating the constitution, forced disappearances, torture and deaths in custody of citizens especially from Baluchistan, and for killing people in Tribal Areas of Pakistan.

In this vein the People’s Resistance demands the immediate restoration of the judiciary to its November 02 composition, as it was before the promulgation of the PCOs suspending the constitution.

Musharraf Resigning A Video

Breaking News Musharraf Resigned

Breaking News Pakistan’s President Musharraf Resigned Today.

Here is a selection of Musharraf Address to the Nation Before His Resignations

“After viewing the situation and consulting legal advisers and political allies, with their advice I have decided to resign,” a grim-faced Musharraf said, backed by Pakistani flags and a portrait of the country’s founder.

“I leave my future in the hands of people.”"Not a single charge in the impeachment can stand against me,” Musharraf said. “No charge can be proved against me because I never did anything for myself, it was all for Pakistan.”

He said that there was now law and order in the country, that human rights and democracy had been improved and that Pakistan was now an crucial country internationally.

“On the map of the world, Pakistan is now an important country, by the grace of Allah,” he said.

The President dismissed the “false allegations” being leveled against him by the coalition government and said he was neither afraid of the charges against him, nor shy to face these through impeachment.

“For me it is always Pakistan first”, Musharraf said and added that politics of confrontation must come to an end and instead a policy of reconciliation be pursued.

He stressed immediate measure be taken to arrest the economic downturn and said the nation has the resilience to withstand any challenge.

He said it was not a time to show bravado, but to get serious as country’s dignity was at stake, the office of Presidency would bear the brunt.

“For 44 years I have safeguarded the country and will continue to do so.”

“No charge sheet can stand against me. Not even a single charge can be proven against me as I have full trust in Allah Almighty and I did everything with the belief of Pakistan First.”

The President said he took all decisions with consultation, took all stakeholders onboard, on the most difficult decisions.

“All stake holders, whether they were soldiers, politicians, bureaucrats, members of civil society, Ulema were consulted in all decisions. “I have nothing to worry about the charge sheet,” Musharraf said.

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Musharraf Impeachment?

Musharraf Impeachment ? Musharraf Resigned Today

Musharraf — next 72 hours critical

Kayani may be asked to play role : Musharraf — next 72 hours critical

* President wants to stay in Pakistan with protocol, benefits and indemnity after resignation
* Ruling coalition wants Musharraf to quit before it tables impeachment resolution in National Assembly

By Zulfiqar Ghuman

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) believes that if President Pervez Musharraf does not resign within the next 72 hours –before the process of his impeachment begins –the political crisis will deepen, a senior PPP leader told Daily Times.

He said President Musharraf was expected to quit within 72 hours. “If he continues to stick to his position and does not resign, it will create a situation leaving the government with no option but to ask the army chief to intervene and help resolve the political crisis,” he said.

Another source also confirmed that the PPP-led coalition was likely to approach Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to negotiate a deal between President Musharraf and the four-party ruling coalition to end the political impasse in the country.

“General Kayani will be asked to intervene, if the president does not show flexibility,” the source said. It has also been learnt that President Musharraf is not ready to accept any thing short of ‘honourable’ stay in Pakistan with full presidential protocol and benefits with legal cover to his actions in case of his resignation.

The coalition partners on the other side, despite their internal differences, want Musharraf to quit before they submit a resolution in the National Assembly.

“The coalition partners are also ready to let Musharraf go to a country of his choice, at least for the time being,” another source said.

Though the coalition enjoys comfortable numerical strength to oust the president through impeachment, efforts are being made that he resigns before the initiation of the impeachment process. These sources also believe that President Musharraf’s is banking on the army and his foreign friends, especially the Unites States and the United Kingdom. “The president is confident that they will not let him down to face a humiliating ouster at the hands of the political parties.”

Meanwhile, Presidential Spokesman Rashid Qureshi denied the president intended to resign in the next few days. “The recent spate of news reports and rumours being spread that President Pervez Musharraf is resigning are totally baseless and malicious,” he said. He said such “unsubstantiated reports” were hurting Pakistan’s economy.

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