Things May Have Just Got (Even) More Interesting
In Pakistan. Musharraf house arrest rumors denied:
ISLAMABAD (Thomson Financial) - Pakistan’s government on Monday denied rumours sweeping the country that the deputy army chief had placed military ruler President Pervez Musharraf under house arrest.
‘This is not true. There is no truth in it. He is at Aiwan-e-Sadr (the presidential palace) and has met with foreign diplomats,’ a senior government spokesman told Agence France-Presse.
Musharraf imposed a state of emergency on Saturday citing spiraling militancy and a hostile judiciary, in a move that came as the Supreme Court was due to rule on the legality of his October 6 re-election as president.
Musharraf had tipped vice chief of army staff Ashfaq Kiyani to take over his military role after pledging to hang up his uniform before being sworn in for a second term.
That step was expected by November 15, the end of his current term, but was pending the Supreme Court judgement on the whether his election victory was valid.
Meanwhile: NYT, Cops battle lawyer; WaPo, Mush moves against opposition; NYT, Mush consolidates with arrests; CSM, Mush’s last grab for power?
Prior: State of Emergency
Topics: Pakistan
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:35 am on Monday, November 5, 2007
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November 5th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Pakistan crackdown
UPDATE: Jules Crittenden on the rumor that Musharraf is under house arrest. Wowsers.
November 6th, 2007 at 3:38 am
None of this is any good. It brings to mind the cliche about dogs and fleas.