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India-Pakistan
Perv to win re-election in September
2007-01-02
You heard it here first.
ISLAMABAD — The presidential election would be held in September and October 2007 as provided in the Constitution, top constitutional aide to General Musharraf, Sharifuddin Pirzada, said.

"I think the Constitution is clear on this point that the next presidential election would be held between September 13 and October 12, 2007," said Pakistan's most senior lawyer and constitutional wizard Sharifuddin Pirzada who has been providing key advice to all military rulers including Ayub Khan, Ziaul Haq and Musharraf.

Pirzada said in view of the constitutional provision the next presidential elections will be held in the light of Article 41 (4) of the Constitution. Constitution's Article 41 (4) says: Election to the office of president shall be held not earlier than 60 days and not later than 30 days before the expiration of the term of the president in office, and if the National Assembly is dissolved, it shall be held within 30 days of the general election.

The 5-year term of President General Pervez Musharraf will be completed on November 12, 2007, and the 5-year term of the present assembly will expire on November 16, 2007.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  If Pakistan held truly free elections, Osama bin Laden and his Islamofascist slate would win in a landslide. Expect no less from an electorate comprised of ignorant fanatics.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2007-01-02 22:49  

#3  The Pak election is also about reducing the power of the Islamists. If this happens, this also exposes the madrassas to further regulation and control, which they have been able to blow off so far because of the Islamists.

It's a big US goal to have Perv ruling his entire country, because the stronger he gets, the more he can clamp down on the recalcitrants.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-01-02 08:31  

#2  An american and a Mexican were discussing about their countries and the American told: "My country is so technologiaclly advances that we know the result of the elections juts a couple hours after them". Mexican: "That's nothing. In LMexico we know it at least six months before!"
Posted by: JFM   2007-01-02 02:06  

#1  He'd better win or Pakistan is going to be a painful hemroid.
Posted by: Spomort Greling4204   2007-01-02 01:09  

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