National Assembly to dissolve at 12:00 AM tonight

Musharraf expected to doff uniform in two weeks

Musharraf not acceptable even as a civilian president says BB
Written by: Jawad Mazhar (Special Correspondent for BosNewsLife in Pakistan)

Islamabad/Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 15th (BosNewsLife): The National Assembly of Pakistan is

going to dissolve by midnight, the night between Thursday & Friday on Nov 15th, 2007, after
completing its five (05) years of constitutional tenure, for the first time in 22 years of Pakistani
history. A caretaker government would swear in on Friday Nov 16th. It is expected that
Muhammad Mian Somroo will act as caretaker premiere. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has paid a
farewell visit to the President General Pervez Musharraf at President House, Islamabad. President
lauded and paid tribute to the services of Shaukat Aziz as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

General Musharraf has asserted to step down from the Pakistan Army Chief’s rank after the ruling
of Supreme Court on the validity of his recent re-election, expected by the end of November. He
also accused Benazir Bhutto of fueling the political turmoil, and rejected Western pressure to
quickly restore the constitution, by lifting Emergency in the country. He also dismissed the threat
by the Commonwealth to suspend the Pakistan unless General ends emergency in the Pakistan by
Nov 22nd. General Musharraf also lashed out Bhutto for stirring up political instability and
tensions. He added that it depends on BB to be on confrontational course or reconciliatory one.

US President George W Bush has also appealed General to end the state of emergency and hold
transparent polls in the country, while continuing as an ally in the war against terrorism.

While the military ruler has vowed to quit army office and swear in as civilian president for the
second term, Benazir Bhutto asserted that she would not accept him even if he sheds his military
uniform because he has failed in fulfilling many promises made with her. She was talking to the
local media, while remaining under house arrest at Lahore. She pledged to form a national unity
government with all the political parties in Pakistan. She said that she is lobbying with all other
parties, whereas exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has plighted to stand side by side
with PPP and help them replace General Pervaiz Musharraf with a democratic government. BB
has also expressed her concern that elections under the supervision of general Pervaiz
Musharraf’s regime can hardly be fair.

Security in the country has been put on red high alert, as secret agencies have warned the
government about the fresh team of suicide bombers has managed to enter the country. Inspector
General of Police (IGP) of Punjab province, Chaudhary Ahmed Naseem said that there are
reports of the presence of the Suicide Bomber in Punjab.