I think Mushrraf’s impeachment and removal is just formality now, but the question is should he be prosecuted for national crimes? I say yes. Mushrraf is liable to be prosecuted for treason & subverting the Constitution, and he should be tried under Article 6. Also, all the judges and his chamchaay lottaays who helped him in rapping the constitution are guilty of high treason & deserved to tried for high treason.
If Musharraf is prosecuted then all the other crooks e.g. ZARDARI & NAWAZ SHARIF should be prosecuted at the same time.
Those two past enemeys now brothers (for time being) have looted country with both hands in past and may be doing the same now. Nawaz also attacked the supreme court in late 90s so why he should not be prosecuted?
^^^ I have a question regarding this. Will military allow this? To me it seems impossible, military will not cut their hands for future take overs.
Re: If impeached, should Mushrraf be prosecuted for high treason?
There are many, many evils Mush should be jailed for. Coprruption, mass murder.
However it is doubtful Army will want to see Generals being held accountable to the people
If Musharraf is prosecuted then all the other crooks e.g. ZARDARI
Where have you been??
Zardari spent 8 yrs in jail, without a single charge being proved
Sharif was charged, but Mush let him go to Saudi, then recently 'gifted' us the govt of Chauadry Shujaat, and the NRO
Re: If impeached, should Mushrraf be prosecuted for high treason?
Since he is not resigning, he should be. And they should go for the death penalty and send a msg to our future zias and musharrrafs.
Re: If impeached, should Mushrraf be prosecuted for high treason?
kehnay walay tou bahut kuch kehtey hein, they dont stop less than death sentence, only for whome they dont support. send everybody in jail who has committed fraud, corruption, murders. abolish all NRO, and deals and dealers. have a fresh start with the remaining lot.
Where have you been??
Zardari spent 8 yrs in jail, without a single charge being proved
Sharif was charged, but Mush let him go to Saudi, then recently 'gifted' us the govt of Chauadry Shujaat, and the NRO
That is my point....Zardari sahb is taking mazy of NRO otherwise he would have been convicted and Nawaz sharif is a shahzada.....he is only supporting Zardari until Musharraf is impeached because that is his ultimate goal he wants revange....Its all topi drama.
That is my point....Zardari sahb is taking mazy of NRO otherwise he would have been convicted
NRO came in 2008, what prevented him from getting convicted since 1999?
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and Nawaz sharif is a shahzada.....he is only supporting Zardari until Musharraf is impeached because that is his ultimate goal he wants revange....Its all topi drama.
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With the same logic, musharrafs ultimate goal was to cling on to his kursi, hence you have the NRO, but alas, his sins should be forgiven, now matter how grave they are.
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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Musharraf links quitting to failsafe indemnity
- Resignation and impeachment on hold until matter is resolved
- US, UK and Saudis back in secret loop
- Army high command standing by
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Last ditch efforts behind the scenes to secure an acceptable guarantee of “safe passage” and indemnity for President Pervez Musharraf’s are continuing and may delay the announcement of his resignation speech originally planned for August 14 (today), informed sources have told Daily Times.
It is learnt that there is an understanding between the coalition partners and President Musharraf that he will resign before impeachment proceedings can begin in earnest against him.
But President Musharraf is refusing to take “safe passage” to mean an immediate exile out of the country following his resignation. He is insisting on two conditions: first, that he will be entitled to stay in his house in Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of Islamabad and be provided full security and privileges as allowed under law to all presidents; second, that cast-iron guarantees of indemnity from any action against him following his resignation will be provided, preferably through an act of parliament.
It is also learnt that the army high command is standing by President Musharraf in these two demands. The last thing the army wants is to see either the impeachment of a former army chief or action against him by the civilians on any count. It may be noted that the current high commanders of the army were his partners in government when he was ruling the roost and took policy initiatives that later rebounded on his government and which could form the basis of any charge sheet against him.
US, UK, Saudis: Sources told Daily Times that the coalition partners were divided on the issue of what sort of indemnity and safe passage to provide him, with Mr Nawaz Sharif taking a harder line than Asif Zardari. President Musharraf’s international friends, the Saudis, Americans and British, are also running around to help both sides devise an acceptable formula for his “safe passage”.
The problem for the government is that it wants President Musharraf to quit immediately because it has already launched the run-up to the impeachment process and any delay in it will lead to a loss of credibility, especially if Mr Sharif is not on board and tries to exploit the situation by taking a different position from that taken by Mr Zardari. The danger is that if the deadlock is not resolved quickly and the impeachment process continues apace, the situation will become more intractable and even precipitous.
“Either the government must provide the proper guarantee quickly so that the president can resign immediately or put the impeachment process on hold until this matter is sorted out to our mutual satisfaction,” said a presidential aide to Daily Times.
Meanwhile, Mr Sharif has refused to comply with Mr Zardari’s demand that the PML-N rejoin the cabinet in earnest and take up the three big slots earmarked for it, namely finance, petroleum and commerce. The PML-N’s position is that it will not join the cabinet in earnest until the impeachment of President Musharraf is concluded and the judges have been restored.
haha what a joke. yeah Musharraf should be prosecuted for high treason for killing a thug like Nawab Bugti and a few fanatic mullahs in Lal Masjd.While people who put this country on the verge of Bankruptcy in the 90s through massive corruption and mismanagement should be given a medal of honor..way to go Mr 10% good job.
haha what a joke. yeah Musharraf should be prosecuted for high treason for killing a thug like Nawab Bugti and a few fanatic mullahs in Lal Masjd.While people who put this country on the verge of Bankruptcy in the 90s through massive corruption and mismanagement should be given a medal of honor..way to go Mr 10% good job.
Whether someone does it or not, Musharraf certainly did it through his NRO.
Re: If impeached, should Mushrraf be prosecuted for high treason?
If he is impeached we should let him go because the nation is facing too many serious problems, terrorism and economy being two of them. We need to focus on them instead of what will be than ex president Musharraf.
Put the past behind us and get on with nation building.
If he is impeached we should let him go because the nation is facing too many serious problems, terrorism and economy being two of them. We need to focus on them instead of what will be than ex president Musharraf.
Put the past behind us and get on with nation building.
Once he is impeached then whether he is tried or not will not be causing such political situation anyway.
Re: If impeached, should Mushrraf be prosecuted for high treason?
according to the clause below:
"(2) Any person aiding or abetting the acts mentioned in clause (1) shall likewise be guilty of high treason."
the following people are guilty of treason:
- nawaz sharif for aiding and abetting general zia on numerous occasions when zia broke with the constitution
- jamat islami for abetting zia and musharraf through 17th amendment
- imran khan for supporting musharraf's referendum
- zab for aiding and abetting general yahya.
so yes, musharraf should be impeached as long as the law is applied to equally on all citizens
Re: If impeached, should Mushrraf be prosecuted for high treason?
^ What about Altaf Hussain?
If he is impeached we should let him go because the nation is facing too many serious problems, terrorism and economy being two of them. We need to focus on them instead of what will be than ex president Musharraf.
Put the past behind us and get on with nation building.
If you or I were arrested for much smaller crime we would go to jail. Why should man who violated the Constitution should be let off the hook? I mean shouldn't laws apply to all equally?
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Plus, its about time we show the prospective dictators that they are our servants just so that they can defend the country, not take over it themselves.
Well said 