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| "Musharraf not quitting" |
| 2008-02-25 |
| President Pervez Musharraf was not thinking of stepping down from office, a presidential spokesman reiterated on Sunday. “The President is not thinking of quitting. This was not the presidential election. In these elections, people have selected candidates to represent them in the legislative assemblies. There is no reason for the president to quit,” retired Major General Rashid Qureishi, the spokesman for President Musharraf, told The Hindu on Sunday. He was reacting to a report in the British Sunday Telegraph quoting a presidential aide that the retired General Musharraf would “quit within days, not months.” General Musharraf’s political future has looked unsure since the Pakistan People’s Party, which emerged as the single largest party in the elections, and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) declared that they would work together for government formation. Supported by other parties, they could move to impeach General Musharraf, although the PPP leadership has indicated it does not want to rock the boat. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 An Islamic Larry Craig. Well, in the not quitting sense at least. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2008-02-25 12:08 |
| #5 If Yahya Khan could have a peaceful retirement, then so can Perv. No Pak leader was as hated as Yahya. He was blamed for the humiliating defeat in the 1971 war when Pakistan lost half its territory. A war criminal resposible for genocide, he faced no trial. A drunkard and a womanizer, he was detested by many in the military. At one air force base, after being forced from power, he was cursed by the ground crew as he disembarked. He asked "What is their $%^& problem? Did I take away their she-goat"? |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-02-25 08:48 |
| #4 Why should he quit? The Presidency is an elected office. Should American presidents, before popular elections, have resigned when their party lost the Congressional majority? |
| Posted by: ed 2008-02-25 08:36 |
| #3 of course he is not quitting. He is a little tyrant. Has a little tyrant ever left office voluntarily? Anyone? Bueller? |
| Posted by: Crease Poodle1618 2008-02-25 07:49 |
| #2 Previous Pak military dictators like Yahya Khan and Ayub Khan lived quite normally long after they were forced out of power. The exception was Zia Ul Haq, who clung to power and had his plane sabotaged. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-02-25 06:00 |
| #1 Like how long is he going to live if he gives up power? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-02-25 04:09 |