Sunday, August 16, 2009

DTN News: Pakistan Army Creating No Hurdle In Former President Pervez Musharraf’s Trial Says Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Gilani

DTN News: Pakistan Army Creating No Hurdle In Former President Pervez Musharraf’s Trial Says Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Gilani *Analysis: This is part of Pakistan's history, if the predecessor is not dead, he would be tried. In case of former president Pervez Musharraf, there are many factors for his trial . Firstly, to topple constitutional and democratically elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Secondly, amending the constitution and sacking Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry was unlawful act and also Pervez Musharraf should be tried for Kargil conflict as he engineered the unpopular event. When the conflict began and concluded the entire Northern Light Infantry was wiped out and 2,700 personnel were martyred and hundreds others injured. The number of those martyred was more than those killed in the wars of 1965 and 1971 together. (DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News)
(NSI News Source Info) SHEIKHUPURA, Pakistan - August 16, 2009: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday the law would take its course in the case of former president Pervez Musharraf. We have no love for him and neither the army has anything to do with the trial nor is it creating any hurdle: PM Gilani. ‘We have no love for him and neither the army has anything to do with the trial nor is it creating any hurdle,’ the prime minister told newsmen after inaugurating a rental power plant on the Sheikhupura Road here. About the Swat situation, he said a major part of it had been cleared of terrorists, but there were problems at a few places that they would be sorted out shortly. The army would stay there till restoration of the writ of the government, he added. He said the National Finance Commission had been re-constituted and the award would be announced soon. ‘We had flour shortage, terrorism attacks, Indian threats following the Mumbai incident, loadshedding and sugar crisis. The government has overcome some of the crises with the support of the masses and it is taking effective measures to deal with the rest,’ the prime minister said. In reply to a question about rise in power tariff after installation of rental power plants, Mr Gilani said no such move was on the cards at present.

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