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U.S. Senator Tom Harkin Urges Dictator Musharraf To Resign
American Lawmaker Demands the Reinstatement of All Unlawfully Deposed Judges of Pakistan
By SYED ADEEB
(AdeebPress.com) – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has urged unconstitutional, illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, self-appointed president Pervez Musharraf to resign immediately. He has also advised PPP Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and the Parliament to promptly reinstate all justices of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and all judges of the provincial high courts of Pakistan – who were illegally deposed by Tyrant Musharraf on 3 November 2007 – through a resolution of the National Assembly and an Executive Order of the PPP PM.
Read the following official statement of United States Senator Tom Harkin, dated Monday, 11 August 2008:
“Members of Pakistan’s Punjab province local assembly’s vote today continues to pressure President [Pervez] Musharraf to leave office. In the coming days, other provinces will have their say through a process of non-binding votes. I urge all political parties not to lose sight of the impact on the Pakistani people – long-standing friends of the Americans.
“Today in Pakistan, the judges removed by Musharraf have yet to be restored, inflation is at an all time high and clashes occur frequently in tribal areas between Pakistan forces and ‘Taliban’ insurgents. One thing is for certain: it is time for the violence, blood shed and fear to cease and the confidence of the Pakistani people to be restored.
“In order to re-establish the rule of law, return the [Supreme Court and] High Court judges to their official posts and get back to solving the day-to-day challenges of the Pakistani people, President Musharraf should strongly take into consideration the will of the Pakistani people and step-down. There are significant challenges that the leaders of Pakistan must confront in order to ensure the most basic needs for the people of Pakistan, and President Musharraf no longer seems to enjoy the confidence of the Pakistani people that will be necessary to move the country forward.
“I have great respect, admiration and affection for the Pakistani people. I have spoken out many times in the U.S. Senate for closer ties between the people of the U.S. and the people of Pakistan. I count among my friends and leaders in different Pakistani political parties. My hope is for a better life for all Pakistani people, under a rule of law, in free, open, democratic society.”
[Mr. Syed Adeeb is an investigative journalist, Chief Editor of the Information Press, TV-Video Documentary Film Producer, IT Consultant and human rights advocate based in Virginia, U.S.A.
www.SyedAdeeb.net - Tuesday, 12 August 2008]
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