| "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." |
Pakistan People's Party has accused President Pervez Musharraf of committing treason against the state, demanding his impeachment. The statement was the harshest that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto has issued against the embattled president since winning February elections. "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," PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar told AFP Monday. "Political problems will persist as long as he is in power," Babar added.
Treason is punishable by death in Pakistan. His comments come two days after the US-backed Musharraf defiantly dismissed mounting speculation that he was about to quit and go into exile. Junior coalition partner and ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif has also called for Musharraf to face treason charges, but the PPP had taken a more measured stance. |