Pakistani coalition parties seek Musharraf’s impeachment
The calls for impeachment stem from Musharraf’s conduct last November when, following his re-election, he dismissed around 60 members of Pakistan’s judiciary, and suspended the country’s constitution for nearly two months. Under the 1973 constitution impeachment of an incumbent President is only permissible under a certain number of scenarios. Specifically these include gross misconduct, physical or mental impairment or by acting in a way deemed to have violated the constitution itself. The Pakistani Parliament’s attempt for impeachment will almost certainly rest on this (constitutional violat...continue reading
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30.Jun 2008
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25.Jun 2008
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23.Jun 2008
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23.Jun 2008
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21.Jun 2008
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20.Jun 2008
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19.Jun 2008
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19.Jun 2008
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18.Jun 2008
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16.Jun 2008
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15.Jun 2008
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14.Jun 2008
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14.Jun 2008
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14.Jun 2008
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13.Jun 2008
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Nawaz says Musharraf's days are "numbered"
13.Jun 2008
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13.Jun 2008
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PM asks Musharraf to fulfill "constitutional requirement" by addressing Parliament
11.Jun 2008
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11.Jun 2008
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10.Jun 2008
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9.Jun 2008
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9.Jun 2008
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9.Jun 2008
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8.Jun 2008
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8.Jun 2008
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Musharraf rules out resignation
7.Jun 2008
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7.Jun 2008
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6.Jun 2008
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6.Jun 2008
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6.Jun 2008
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5.Jun 2008
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4.Jun 2008
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Journalists flay Musharraf for targeting Pak media
4.Jun 2008
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4.Jun 2008
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4.Jun 2008
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4.Jun 2008
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3.Jun 2008
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2.Jun 2008
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2.Jun 2008
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2.Jun 2008
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1.Jun 2008
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31.May 2008
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31.May 2008
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31.May 2008
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31.May 2008
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Bush still backs beleaguered buddy Musharraf
31.May 2008
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30.May 2008
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30.May 2008
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30.May 2008
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30.May 2008
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29.May 2008
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29.May 2008
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"Musharraf may announce decision to quit very soon after ensuring his safety"
29.May 2008
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No consensus over Musharraf's impeachment yet: Sherry Rehman
29.May 2008
Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry...read
Zardari agrees to remove Musharraf: Sharif
28.May 2008
Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif today said ...read
Musharraf should quit Presidency after people's verdict: Sharif
28.May 2008
Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif today sa...read
Amnesty lambastes Bush's hollowness for overlooking Musharraf's HR violations
28.May 2008
International human rights organization Amnesty Interna...read
Nawaz, Zardari decide to clip Musharraf's powers, but no headway on judges' issue
28.May 2008
The estranged coalition partners the PPP and the PML...read
Musharraf urges US to give some time to Swat peace deal to work
28.May 2008
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27.May 2008
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani today said what he ...read
Nawaz alleges Musharraf conspiring to keep him out of NA
27.May 2008
Based on a recorded telephonic conversation purportedly...read
Musharraf summons Budget session on June 2
26.May 2008
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Zardari favours Musharraf's resignation
26.May 2008
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26.May 2008
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26.May 2008
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Close Pakistan-US strategic ties important for peace and stability: Musharraf
26.May 2008
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Those who bowed to Musharraf will be punished: Chaudhry
26.May 2008
Deposed Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Cha...read
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26.May 2008
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26.May 2008
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25.May 2008
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25.May 2008
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25.May 2008
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Why Zardari decided to lock horns with Musharraf
24.May 2008
Ever since the new democratic government led by the PP...read
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24.May 2008
Amid speculations that in the wake of his confrontat...read
Comments on Musharraf being a "relic of the past" were not outburst: Zardari
24.May 2008
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zard...read
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24.May 2008
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been one of t...read
Musharraf says he is a constitutional Prez and will continue to be so
24.May 2008
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he...read
PPP's 62-point plan to cut Musharraf powers, amend constitution
23.May 2008
Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari...read
Unhappy Musharraf to grill Gilani over deteriorating economic, political situation
23.May 2008
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"Zardari, Musharraf two sides of the same coin"
23.May 2008
Pakistan's cricket-turned-politician Imran Khan has d...read
Musharraf says would resign if wings clipped
23.May 2008
Amid reports of tensions brewing up between the Preside...read
Musharraf ready to counter PPP moves to clip his wings
22.May 2008
Following media reports that the PPP-led coalition g...read
Musharraf says he has no plans to resign
22.May 2008
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is learnt to hav...read
Musharraf says Pakistan committed to peace process with India
21.May 2008
President Pervez Musharraf today said that Pakistan ...read
Pranab Mukherjee meets Musharraf (Lead:Pranab meets Musharraf)
21.May 2008
Visiting Indian External Affairs...read
PML-Q to toe Musharraf's line while supporting PPP's proposed package
21.May 2008
Despite reports of the PML-Q turning away from Pakis...read
PPP's proposed constitutional package may save Musharraf from impeachment
21.May 2008
Sources in Pakistan's Law Ministry have reportedly d...read
Pranab Mukherjee to meet Musharraf today
21.May 2008
Visiting Indian External Affairs...read
Musharraf must not be equated with Pak, nor Pak with him: Nawaz
20.May 2008
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sai...read
Musharraf's nod can assure 2/3rd Parliamentary majority to Zardari sans Nawaz
20.May 2008
The PPP-led coalition government in Islamabad sans t...read
"Resolution for reinstating pro-Musharraf judges being drafted"
20.May 2008
Top officials in the Pakistan Prime Minister Office are...read
Ex-Army pals plan sit-in dharna to force Musharraf to vacate Army House
20.May 2008
Former top Pakistani army generals who were once clo...read
Musharraf-Zardari quid pro quo behind estrangement with Sharif: Imran
19.May 2008
Former Pakistan cricket captain and Tehrik-e-Insaf c...read
"Musharraf will say goodbye at the right time"
19.May 2008
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's Press Secreta...read
Pak Parties not to become hostage to Musharraf: Gilani
18.May 2008
Refuting the speculations that President Pervez Mush...read
US and UK pushing PPP to make deal with Musharraf': Guardian
18.May 2008
The brewing disturbances in Pakistan People's Party...read
Islamabad Bar says Zardari-Musharraf nexus obstructing restoration of judges
17.May 2008
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is impeding the rei...read
New Musharraf-Zardari formula could see 2/3 majority sans Nawaz
17.May 2008
After the PML-N walked out of the ruling coalition g...read
Musharraf's business honcho pal comes in Sharif's line of fire
15.May 2008
A common friend of Pakistan President Pervez Musharr...read
"If reinstated, Iftikhar will declare Musharraf's re-election illegal"
14.May 2008
Pakistan's deposed chief justice Iftikhar Choudhry ...read
Americans have once again helped old time ally Musharraf to stay in power
12.May 2008
Amid continuance of the complex issue of judges rest...read
Gilani denies PPP's back-channel contacts with Musharraf
12.May 2008
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said ...read
Pak fashion model admits she and Musharraf "old friends"
11.May 2008
Pakistani beauty queen and fashion model, Maria Mateen, ...read
Musharraf not to meet Chaudhrys in future
10.May 2008
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Zardari says Musharraf's impeachment may harm economy
10.May 2008
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that while the...read
PML-Q leaders want Ch Shujaat to sever ties with Musharraf to save party's image
10.May 2008
At a meeting between PML-Q parliamentarians and their pa...read
"In 'close contact' with Zardari, Washington distancing from Musharraf"
8.May 2008
US Deputy Secretary of State, John D Negroponte has ...read
Musharraf's impeachment out of question: Shujaat
7.May 2008
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Musharraf may block restoration of deposed judges
2.May 2008
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30.Apr 2008
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29.Apr 2008
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Musharraf may resign if Zardari and Sharif clip his powers
28.Apr 2008
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28.Apr 2008
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28.Apr 2008
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Musharraf's pics, messages being torn away from govt textbooks in Lahore
25.Apr 2008
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US says it won't not interfere in Musharraf's impeachment, judges' restoration
25.Apr 2008
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EU foreign policy chief says Musharraf to continue as President till retirement
23.Apr 2008
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23.Apr 2008
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22.Apr 2008
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Salahuddin slams Musharraf over concessions to India on Kashmir
22.Apr 2008
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21.Apr 2008
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19.Apr 2008
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19.Apr 2008
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18.Apr 2008
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17.Apr 2008
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chairperson Asma Je...read
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16.Apr 2008
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16.Apr 2008
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15.Apr 2008
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15.Apr 2008
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15.Apr 2008
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14.Apr 2008
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14.Apr 2008
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PML-N not ready to build working relationship with Musharraf, says Ch Nisar
12.Apr 2008
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PML-N not ready to build working relationship with Musharraf, says Ch Nisar
12.Apr 2008
A senior PML-N leader has said that his party was not r...read
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