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| Perv tells Bush he is committed to civilian rule |
| 2007-11-09 |
| (PTI) President Pervez Musharraf has told his US counterpart George W Bush that he is committed to "civilian rule" and that a "temporary emergency" has been imposed in Pakistan to ensure the "transition to full democracy". Musharraf conveyed this when Bush telephoned him late last evening to speak about "US concerns over return to civilian democratic rule and early elections as had been originally planned by the President". The military ruler said "the objective of the temporary emergency was to preserve progress towards transition to full democracy in addition to preventing political instability and reversal of economic growth", said a statement issued today by the Foreign Office spokesman. The emergency was also aimed at "maintaining (an) effective campaign against extremism and terrorism", Musharraf told Bush. Musharraf said "he was committed to full democracy and civilian rule in the country as he had promised to the people of Pakistan". During a press conference yesterday in the US with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Bush said he had had "a very frank discussion" with Musharraf. "And my message was that we believe strongly in elections, and that you ought to have elections soon, and you need to take off your uniform. You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time," Bush said. The Foreign Office statement said Bush "showed understanding" when Musharraf "informed him about the difficult circumstances that led to the proclamation of emergency". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 TOPIX > "FATAL ERROR" CHANGES NUCLEAR HISTORY. America faces NUCLEAR TERRORISM iff curr Pakistani Govt is unable to hold itself + the Paki nation together. Paki has a vast stash/array of vital nuctechs and is a de facto nuclear power = nuke armed Nation-state, but too many local Pols, Perts, and Warlords etc. are for sale to the highest bidder be it the CIA or Osama Bin Laden or anyone. TO AVOID LIKELY NUCLEAR TERRORISM, AMER NEEDS TO HELP PAKISTAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-11-09 21:38 |
| #1 Ima committed to non-smoking, in the next decade or so. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-11-09 00:56 |