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India-Pakistan
Perv should obtain fresh vote of confidence: Gilani
2008-08-10
(PTI) Asking President Pervez Musharraf not to prolong his stay in office, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said he should obtain a fresh vote of confidence from the parliament or else he will be impeached.
Noting that voters had given a "clear-cut" mandate for change and putting the country on the track of true democracy in the February 18 general election, Gilani said the people of Pakistan will soon get "good news about the dawn of democracy" in the country.

Talking to journalists in Beijing, where he attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Gilani said Musharraf is "required to obtain a fresh vote of confidence from the parliament".

"Otherwise, the parliament, being a sovereign and independent body, has the option to exercise the right to impeach him," he said.

The parliament is sovereign and has the authority to take major decisions, including the impeachment of the President, he added.

Gilani said he had been working with the President according to the requirements of the Constitution, and he did not feel it was appropriate that Musharraf "should prolong his stay in office against the wishes of the people".

The PPP-led government is expected to move an impeachment motion against Musharraf in parliament and a session of the National Assembly has been summoned on August 11. The Senate or upper house is already in session.

Prior to this, the four provincial assemblies will pass resolutions demanding that Musharraf should immediately seek a vote of confidence from parliament in line with a commitment he had made to the Supreme Court last year.
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