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| India-Pakistan |
| Bush calls Musharraf after elections |
| 2008-02-22 |
| US President George W. Bush telephoned Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf after his election defeat on Tuesday, the White House said Thursday, while refusing to describe what they discussed. Asked whether Musharraf should resign, spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters "it's up to the Pakistani people to decide how to proceed" but added that he was someone "who could help Pakistan continue on the way to democracy." Perino said that Musharraf had been a strong U.S. ally, and added: "We hope that whatever the makeup is of the next government of Pakistan that they will continue that partnership." Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif told hundreds of protesters outside the deposed chief justice's house that Musharraf's rule was "illegal and unconstitutional". Sharif, one of the biggest winners in elections on Monday, addressed a crowd of lawyers who gathered outside Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's home in Islamabad to call for his reinstatement. His comments came after anti-Musharraf lawyers clashed with police and the widower of Pakistan's slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, met political leaders to discuss forming a coalition. Zardari was set to hold talks with Sharif on an alliance that could lead to Musharraf's impeachment following defeat of the president's allies in parliamentary elections on Monday. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #1 "It's been real, Perv. Call me when ya get wherever it is yer goin, so's Laura and I can send yer Christmas card to the right address..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-22 13:48 |