President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday amended the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) to allow himself power to revoke the proclamation of emergency.
The state of emergency had been imposed in the country by the chief of army staff, and under the Constitution, it could only be revoked by the chief of army staff. “With this amendment, the president can also revoke the state of emergency,” Attorney General Malik Qayyum told Daily Times. The amendment aims at empowering President Musharraf to lift emergency rule after he resigns as army chief. The president has also amended the PCO to allow himself the authority to “amend or repeal” it.
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