The Outsider Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Pakistan 'set for emergency rule' Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is poised to impose emergency rule, private TV channels reported, shortly before going off air. Private channels Geo News and Dawn News both quoted unnamed sources as saying the government had made up its mind. Speculation has been mounting that Gen Musharraf might impose emergency rule. He is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on whether he is eligible to run for re-election last month while remaining army chief. The BBC's Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad that there are fears in the government that the Supreme Court ruling could go against Gen Musharraf. Pakistan has been engulfed in political upheaval in recent months, at the same time as the security forces have suffered a series of blows from pro-Taleban militants opposed to Gen Musharraf's support for the US-led "war on terror". There has been no official confirmation of any decision about emergency rule, but Gen Musharraf has been holding high-level meetings to discuss the violence in the north-west of the country. A special cabinet meeting is expected shortly. One TV channel reported that emergency rule may involve the suspension of the constitution. Parliamentary elections are due in January. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who recently returned to the country after years of self-exile to lead her party in the elections, is currently in Dubai on a personal visit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7076670.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Emergency in Pak Declared Pakistani Army storm into Supreme Court All news channels stopped It would have huge impact on India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 merge with other thread the emergency has been declared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 News filtering in that it is one step ahead of emergency, with the entire constitution being suspended even the clauses pertaining to emergency, kind of like a martial law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 It's time for U.S to go to pakistan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaiN_KiLLeR Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 the supreme court was going to bar mushy from contesting the elections, hence he resorted to this. pakistan is more of an army club than a country now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf1gp_1 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 A question for those who understand the situation better, how does pre emergency differ from post emergency ?? Mushy was doing whatever he wanted anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugga Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 ...nothing surprising here...and India apparently is taking "stock of the situation"...!!! jeez...the words our 'soft' govt-ppl throw at us..!!! i have always held the view that v shud not have any talks with Mushy...he is one dodgy guy...and i m sure whatever he does will b nullified by his successor (if at all, there is one. Mushy does not want 2 hang his army boots..does he??)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 A question for those who understand the situation better' date=' how does pre emergency differ from post emergency ?? Mushy was doing whatever he wanted anyways[/quote'] All individual, judicial, media rights etc. are determined by the constitution of a country which was still in effect under Musharraf. With the declaration that the constitution has been suspended, so are each and every rights provided by the constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Oh dear. Pakistan is spiralling out of control. This is what happens when your number one agenda is your neighbour and not your own people or your prosperity. Any bets US will step in to 'liberate' the people and 'install' democracy in the not too distant future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Any bets US will step in to 'liberate' the people and 'install' democracy in the not too distant future? Was reading somewhere, not exactly sure of the source have been skipping through too many news sites, that the declaration has the blessings of the US for a couple of reasons : 1. US was feeling that too much red tape and rights to the local population were impeding the battle against Taliban in NWFP. 2. US did not want Musharraf to be voted out in case the SC decided he was ineligible to contest the January elections as the chief of Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 US will still back Mushy. He is their best bet right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Well their judgement of what is in the best interest of their country went awfully wrong with Saddam Hussain and Taliban and ended up costing them thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongosamaj Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 but you cant fault them for leaving no stone unturned. Yes, they leave no stone unturned to f*ck over the world just so they can still remain top dawg. I wonder, oh devout hindu, just where in our philosophy it endorses what America does. And i wonder why America is the most disliked nation on this planet, even in affluent Europe. Perhaps you are too power-lusted to realize that America's way does not work, which is why American foreign power is in steady decline and their unpopularity in the world is legendary. Some 'footstep' for India to follow, eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Okay so remind me why we are talking about American interest in a thread that is about Pakistan? Why do we always have to go Begaani shaadi mein Abdullah Deewana? Sad day for Pakistan really. They seem to get all this emergency every 5 years. To the common man it wont make much differnce as they were under Military rule anyway but it would greatly affect the Institutions like Judiciary and Media. Here's wishing sanity prevails soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 To the common man it wont make much differnce as they were under Military rule anyway but it would greatly affect the Institutions like Judiciary and Media. Strange statement. How can the common man remain unaffected with a defunct judiciary and media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Strange statement. How can the common man remain unaffected with a defunct judiciary and media? Yes if you go by that logic sure it would affect them in the long run. My logic was more to do with day to day lifestyle of an average Pakistani. As things stand Media and Judiciary are the only two Institutions which have maintained their Independence, at times completely contrary to the Armed Forces. Right now it seems these are the first bastion to fall. xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRealPathan Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 this is a sad day for us in pakistan and if anything this would be equally upsetting to the indian government...trust me no neighbor wants a country that is constantly under military rule or under emergency. this has a lot to do with Mushy and the US...they will 100% support this act even if they reject it in the news. the US wants mushy to be under control and they allow him too much freedom to do what ever he wants. india is and economical booming country and to have emergency going on in pakistan thru out its history, it will have negative effect on india and more so on pakistan. while india has realized that the way to move forward is thru economic strengths, our military dictators in pakistan are still selfish enough to rule a country until it reaches the stone age. the general public in pakistan is just siting at home and taking more and more of this....i just wonder how much more pain they can take before they come running out to the streets....prey for peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Was reading somewhere, not exactly sure of the source have been skipping through too many news sites, that the declaration has the blessings of the US for a couple of reasons : 1. US was feeling that too much red tape and rights to the local population were impeding the battle against Taliban in NWFP. 2. US did not want Musharraf to be voted out in case the SC decided he was ineligible to contest the January elections as the chief of Army. and Pakistan doesnt have any oil :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Oh dear... what have they done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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