The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has held no meeting to discuss the issue of President Pervez Musharraf’s impeachment or his trial for treason, PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Monday. “Though the impeachment and trial of the president has not been formally discussed (by the PPP), there are some people who not only want to impeach him but also want that he be tried for treason,” Babar said.
The PPP position is that the president should quit, he said. “If he (the president) does not step down, Parliament will come under pressure to remove him,” Babar added.
Geo TV quoted sources as saying that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari had directed the party leadership to prepare for President MusharrafÂ’s impeachment.
The details regarding the presidentÂ’s impeachment would be finalised after ZardariÂ’s return from Saudi Arabia, the sources said, reported the channel.
Babar further said that he personally wanted President Pervez Musharraf impeached and tried for treason. “Musharraf violated the country’s Constitution, he should be impeached. As far as I am concerned, I would even urge that he should not only be impeached but tried for treason,” Babar told AFP. Babar said it was his personal opinion. “The party (PPP) has so far not discussed this issue,” he said. Babar said that he had submitted a bill in the Senate seeking trial under Article 6 of those who subverted the Constitution of Pakistan.