Thursday, August 14, 2008

Musharraf again raises bogey of Kashmir

Pakistan President Musharraf has again raised the bogey of Kashmir being the integral part of his country even as fresh support for his impeachment came in. He was addressing the nation on the occasion of Independence Day. Musharrf, however, choose not to mention anything about his proposed impeachment.
In a fresh development going against Musharraf, the assembly in the Pakistani province of Sindh has passed a resolution calling on the President to take a vote of confidence or resign.

Tough battle getting tougher
The president now faces an uphill battle to avoid being impeached. The vote follows similar resolutions by the Punjab and North West Frontier Province (NWFP) assemblies.
Ninety-two members of the Sindhy assembly voted in favour of the motion and none cast their vote against it.
Sixty-seven members, including 51 belonging to Sindh's governing coalition partner, the Muttahidah Quami Movement (MQM), abstained from casting their vote.