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Pervez Musharraf Resigned on 18 August 2008 to Avoid Impeachment
By SYED ADEEB
(AdeebPress.com) – Pakistan Army’s former Chief General (R) Pervez Musharraf – an unconstitutional, illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, self-appointed president and “chief executive”, who illegally ruled Pakistan as an imposter since Tuesday, 12 October 1999 – resigned on Monday, 18 August 2008 to avoid his impeachment under Article 47 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Musharraf announced his resignation Monday during his controversial address to the Pakistani nation which was aired by Pakistani radio and TV channels.
(2) Last week the four provincial assemblies of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Balochistan passed their resolutions demanding that Musharraf must resign immediately, or obtain a vote of confidence from the President’s electoral college, or he must be impeached. This week the Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) was going to impeach Musharraf on charges of violating the Constitution, gross misconduct, high treason, crimes and corruption.
(3) Pakistan National Assembly’s PPP Speaker Fehmida Mirza has accepted and signed the resignation notice of Pervez Musharraf. The APP quoted Ms. Mirza as saying: “The resignation came to my office today and I have signed it.” Article 44 (3) of the Constitution states: “The President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly, resign his office.”
(4) Pakistan Senate’s PML-Q Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro, a corrupt associate of Musharraf, has become an unconstitutional, illegal acting president. Soomro is an unconstitutional, unlawful interim president because his oath was administered by an unconstitutional, illegal, PCO Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. Any unconstitutional, unlawful, PCO Chief Justice, Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court, High Court or any other law court of Pakistan is not authorized by the Constitution to administer or take any oath of office.
(5) Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) illegal Chairman Nasim Ashraf, National Security Council’s (NSC) unlawful Secretary Tariq Aziz and illegal Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum, three corrupt stooges of Musharraf, have also reportedly resigned.
(6) Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP) President, demanded Monday that all illegally deposed judges, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, of the Supreme Court and provincial High Courts of Pakistan must be reinstated within three days.
(7) Millions of Pakistanis – including hundreds of MNAs, Senators and MPAs as well as thousands of lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and civil society activists – had persistently demanded during the last nine years of the illegal Mush tyranny that Tyrant Musharraf must be arrested, prosecuted and punished in an independent court of law for his barbarous crimes against Pakistanis and Afghans, and for his High Treason against the Constitution of Pakistan, but many corrupt politicians, who specialize in cutting dirty deals, have failed to bring Musharraf and the Mush Mafia’s criminal gangsters to real legal justice for their crimes, corruption, treason and gross misconduct.
(8) Radio Pakistan recently reported that the Punjab Assembly passed a new resolution Monday congratulating the Pakistani nation over the end of the nine-year-long, unconstitutional, unlawful and corrupt dictatorship of Pervez Musharraf. The resolution was moved in the House by the PML-N Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan.
(9) Next President (Head of State) of Pakistan could be a 45 or over 45-year-old Muslim woman with limited powers to be elected for a term of five years by members of an electoral college consisting of the National Assembly and Senate (Parliament) and the four provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan. Article 41 (5) of the Constitution states: “An election to fill a vacancy in the office of President shall be held not later than thirty days from the occurrence of the vacancy”, which means the presidential election must be held before 18 September 2008.
(10) Read the following three recent statements of three members of the United States Congress about Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan:
Statement of U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE):
U.S. SENATE, 18 August 2008 (InformPress.com) – “I congratulate the people of Pakistan on the peaceful resolution of their political crisis and I applaud the decision of President Musharraf to give up his office for the good of his nation.
“The two major parties in the governing coalition – the PPP and the PML-N – worked together to bring about a change in government through constitutional and nonviolent means. This transition represents the first time in Pakistani history in which a president installed by the military has been removed by constitutional political action.
“I urge Pakistan’s leaders to focus now on the pressing challenges of the future and resist the temptation to settle scores of the past. President Musharraf made the right choice in stepping down. I hope his resignation marks the end of the political turmoil that has immobilized the Pakistani government in recent months.”
U.S. SENATE, 15 August 2008 (InformPress.com) – “I am heartened by the reconciliation of the leading political parties in Pakistan and their decision to break the deadlock, which has virtually immobilized the Pakistani government in recent months. The political future of President Musharraf is a matter to be decided by the Pakistani people, through normal constitutional channels. I urge the parties, the Pakistani military and President Musharraf to resolve this crisis within the bounds of Pakistani law – and I urge the Bush Administration to refrain from any actions which might appear to thwart the will of the Pakistani people.”
Statement of U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY):
U.S. HOUSE, 15 August 2008 (InformPress.com) – “The people of Pakistan have spoken clearly and decisively for a transition from a decade of dictatorship to democracy in the February 18th [2008] elections. It is time for General [Pervez] Musharraf to accept the mandate of the people for democratic change and step down for the sake of his nation.
“Free from the threat of a president without legitimacy and popular support, the new democratically-elected Government of Pakistan can devote its full attention to the economic, energy and food crises facing the nation, and the growing threat of extremism.
“The immediate step after Musharraf’s departure should be the restoration of the old independent judiciary. Without getting the judges back on the Supreme Court and High Court benches, Pakistan cannot move forward and make the progress it needs.
“As a member of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, I believe it is critical for Pakistan to turn the page toward democracy, good governance and effective anti-terrorism.”
Statement of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA):
U.S. SENATE, 11 August 2008 (InformPress.com) – “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.
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