Source: Reuters
President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan on Saturday in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.
Musharraf will address the nation on TV and radio on Saturday night. But critics say curbs on the media and judiciary mean that he can still manipulate a January 8 general election win for his allies and secure a power base despite his unpopularity.
“We consider the lifting of the state of emergency an important step forward,” opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto told reporters in the southwestern city of Quetta soon after the end of the emergency was announced.
“But more needs to be done for the restoration of democracy.”
Citing militant violence and a meddling judiciary, Musharraf imposed the emergency on November 3, suspended the constitution and purged the Supreme Court to fend off challenges to his re-election, which new hand-picked judges later rubber-stamped.
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1 Tabrizi // Dec 15, 2007 at 5:12 pm
The illegal,unconstitutional act of the dictator proved to be short lived. The face of the dictator show a gloomy scenario-yet to come. The count down has now started-will accelerate day by day. General you meet the same fate like your father ZIA-UL-HAQ. Your are and never take a sigh of relief for a second inshallah. You think you have detained our heroes and installed bastard and puppet judges. No general no Iftikhar Chaudhry is not alone and will strike back. This is the war between evil and truth general.Your sudden demise has been written on the cosmic text. So wait the evil and severe punishment like Zia. Inshallah you and your other blood thirsty generals would make the same fate so was happended to C-130 on 17th of August in 1988.
So the bad time is waiting for you Mr Musharraf.
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