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| India-Pakistan |
| NWFP Assembly asks Musharraf to seek vote of confidence |
| 2008-08-13 |
| PESHAWAR - Lawmakers in the NWFP (North-West Frontier Province) Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday calling upon President Parvez Musharaf to take a vote of confidence from his electoral college or submit his resignation immediately. The move came a day after lawmakers in the Punjab province passed a similar resolution calling on the former army chief to seek a vote of confidence from Parliament and provincial lawmakers or resign. The NWFP Assembly called upon the Parliament to issue a notice of impeachment under Article 47 if the preisent fails to get the vote of confidence. The resolution moved by parliamentary leaders from four different political parties was backed by 107 in the house of 124 and opposed only by four MPAs from Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League, Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q). All MPAs from Pakistan PeopleÕs Party (Sherpao) supported the resolution against Musharraf. |
| Posted by:Steve White |