Reply #2: Musharraf declares Pakistan state of emergency-state TV

[countryjake]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL198796.htm

"ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency on Saturday amid rising militant violence, state-run Pakistan Television reported, in a move that will put off elections due in January.

Pakistan Television said General Musharraf, who is also chief of army staff, had issued a provisional constitutional order declaring emergency."

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Here is a pic of the soldiers who were captured by militants in Charbagh:



Plain clothed paramilitary troops, who are held captive by supporters of cleric Maulana Fazlullah sit in a room in Charbagh, a Taliban stronghold, near Mingora, the main town of Pakistan's Swat valley, close to Pakistan's lawless tribal belt bordering Afghanistan November 2, 2007. The firebrand pro-Taliban cleric on Friday called for the withdrawal of troops from Pakistan's volatile northwest region to open the way for negotiations to end days of fighting. REUTERS/Adil Khan (PAKISTAN)

(Edited to add the story becomes clearer):

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL200447.htm

"Speculation has been rife that U.S. ally Musharraf, who is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on whether he was eligible to run for re-election last month while still army chief, might impose emergency rule or martial law. Militant-related violence has surged in the country."