Reply #11: Rule by decree?

[ohio2007]

Govt undecided over constitutional, extra-constitutional steps


ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: An air of uncertainty and apprehension pervaded the federal capital on Friday as reports started filtering through that the government was contemplating taking “extraordinary steps” to wriggle out of an “extraordinary situation”.

But as the case on the president’s re-election dragged out in

the Supreme Court, Gen Pervez Musharraf and his aides were undecided on whether to adopt the constitutional path by imposing emergency rule under Article 232 of the ‘green book’ or resort to extra-constitutional measures like ‘emergency-plus’ — a euphemism for martial law.

Highly informed sources said the government had put off the imposition of emergency only after Washington and a number of other western capitals established contacts with President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday and Friday, advising him against taking any extra-constitutional step.

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http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/03/top1.htm

It appears Musharraf may not heed the words of restraint out of Washington.

Will the US lose Pakistan as well as Turkey?

dunno
in the meantime, several Pakistani news sources printed in English are not very responsive this morning


Web Site Not Responding
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp#