| President General Pervez Musharraf decided on Saturday not to extend the National Assembly’s tenure, Geo news reported while quoting a federal minister. Presiding over the 103rd Corps Commanders Conference at the GHQ, Musharraf praised corps commanders, principal staff officers and other senior army officials for backing his imposition of emergency rule in the country. “Emergency has been imposed to ensure effective governance, maintain impetus to root out terrorism and to ensure a stable political transition,” he said. Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, corps commanders, PSOs and senior military officers attended the meeting. Musharraf briefed the participants about the situation that prompted imposition of emergency rule and the evolving environment after its proclamation. |