Pakistan opposition parties yesterday decided not to wait for 2007 elections to oust President Pervez Musharraf but go ahead with a mass campaign to get rid of him as soon as possible, sources said. 
| There's a word for that ... hmmm ... re-, revol-, oh something ... |
President of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Qazi Hussain Ahmed in a press conference in Karachi said that people could not expect the present government to hold free and fair elections in the country keeping the alleged malpractices in the recent local polls in mind. âThe situation has pushed the country into a blind alley and made it imperative for all patriotic, democratic and Islamic forces to liberate Pakistan from the shackles of military dictatorship and restore the 1973 constitution,â Qazi said.
| Lost the local elections big time, didn't they? |
He claimed opposition parties have said they would not accept any military ruler in the country in the future. Qazi said, âWe have started our campaign to end the undemocratic regime of General Pervez Musharraf, the campaign will last till the illegal regime of Musharraf is over. Now we will not wait for 2007 elections but our demand and campaign is to remove Musharraf and his stooges. No elections will be held under Musharraf because it will not be a fair and transparent elections. We have witnessed all elections held in his regime, be it his referendum or a number of previously held local bodies elections, all have proven to be fraudulent.â
He claimed the government had âcommitted blatant riggingâ in the recent local government polls, which they said had worsened the âcrises-likeâ situation in the country. Opposition parties have called for a countrywide strike from Friday to protest Musharrafâs policies. |