Triple-One Brig Command changed - Mush Resigning?

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*Senior journalist Saleh Zafar from the jang group said that he can say with alot of responsibility now that Musharraf is likely to announce his resignation within the next 48 hours. Lets see if this is true or not as his close aids denied it.

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Updated at: 0719 PST, Thursday, May 29, 2008

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held an extremely important meeting with President Pervez Musharraf at the Army House Rawalpindi late on Wednesday.

The meeting continued till after midnight lasting more than three-and-a-half hours. This was their longest one-on-one encounter.

The meeting, which was significant in view of the current political and security situation in the country, gained further importance as it took place after day-long consultations of the Army chief with his important commanders.

Brigadier Faheem Rao has taken over the command of the Triple-One Brigade in place of the president’s loyal commander Brigadier Aasim Bajwa. The commando unit looking after the security of the Presidency has been changed with another unit.

Highly placed sources said late on Wednesday evening that President Pervez Musharraf has made up his mind to call it a day and he can make an announcement in this regard any time. His closest aides are of the view that after losing all hope of survival in power the president has made up his mind to lead a retired life.

Sources said though the president’s official spokesman denied this impression, Musharraf has no option left but to quit.

The president has already been asked by ‘important officials’ not to think about any step that may further aggravate the already fragile political situation in the country. Musharraf has consented to leave the Army House immediately and he may move to the President House within 48 hours before calling it a day.

"There is no question of any extra-constitutional step by him or on his behalf. The president has lost the capacity to invoke constitutional provisions like 58-2 (b), dissolving the assembly and the government.

**The question of introducing an impeachment motion would not come as the president will leave office and get a safe passage. The drop scene of the drama that started on March 9 last year is bound to appear any time soon," the sources said.
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Meanwhile, Brigadier Aasim Salim Bajwa, who served President Pervez Musharraf as his military secretary in his initial days and was considered to be the most loyal Army officer of the president, was made commander of the Triple-One Brigade, which is responsible for the security of the president, federal capital and Rawalpindi, by President Pervez Musharraf before relinquishing the office of the Army chief. This Brigade has always played a main role in staging coups in the past.

Brigadier Bajwa also provided Musharraf admirable assistance in tabulation of his book ‘In the Line of Fire’. He was due to take part in war-course in August this year but is now proceeding for another course to the United States next week.

Brigadier Faheem Rao has been appointed Commander Triple-One Brigade. He has already taken over the charge of the Brigade, the sources said.

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:).........Like I said.............in Pakistan....The Army Rules............:biggthumb

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Gen. Kiyani looks Musharraf in the eye

By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held an extremely important meeting with President Pervez Musharraf at the Army House Rawalpindi late on Wednesday.

The meeting continued till after midnight lasting more than three-and-a-half hours. This was their longest one-on-one encounter. The meeting, which was significant in view of the current political and security situation in the country, gained further importance as it took place after day-long consultations of the Army chief with his important commanders.

Brigadier Faheem Rao has taken over the command of the Triple-One Brigade in place of the president’s loyal commander Brigadier Aasim Bajwa. The commando unit looking after the security of the Presidency has been changed with another unit.

Highly placed sources told The News late on Wednesday evening that President Pervez Musharraf has made up his mind to call it a day and he can make an announcement in this regard any time. His closest aides are of the view that after losing all hope of survival in power the president has made up his mind to lead a retired life.

Sources said though the president’s official spokesman denied this impression, Musharraf has no option left but to quit. The president has already been asked by ‘important officials’ not to think about any step that may further aggravate the already fragile political situation in the country. Musharraf has consented to leave the Army House immediately and he may move to the President House within 48 hours before calling it a day.

“There is no question of any extra-constitutional step by him or on his behalf. The president has lost the capacity to invoke constitutional provisions like 58-2 (b), dissolving the assembly and the government. The question of introducing an impeachment motion would not come as the president will leave office and get a safe passage. The drop scene of the drama that started on March 9 last year is bound to appear any time soon,” the sources said.

Meanwhile, Brigadier Aasim Salim Bajwa, who served President Pervez Musharraf as his military secretary in his initial days and was considered to be the most loyal Army officer of the president, was made commander of the Triple-One Brigade, which is responsible for the security of the president, federal capital and Rawalpindi, by President Pervez Musharraf before relinquishing the office of the Army chief. This Brigade has always played a main role in staging coups in the past.

Brigadier Bajwa also provided Musharraf admirable assistance in tabulation of his book ‘In the Line of Fire’. He was due to take part in war-course in August this year but is now proceeding for another course to the United States next week. Brigadier Faheem Rao has been appointed Commander Triple-One Brigade. He has already taken over the charge of the Brigade, the sources said.

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Well, I am suspicious of the theory presented behind the news. Most likely, it is wet dream of Nawaz that reports are crunching so that what they want does happen. But there could be some truth in the news too as it is possible that Musharraf may have decided to have a day and leave. Because what I know, Musharraf tried to resign few times even before 2002. What I heard that once he wanted to resign when core commanders were not completely behind him banning some of terrorist outfits. Actually, it seems that Musharraf is not interested in Politics else he would have never tangoed with PPP or compromised his stance against BeNazir and Nawaz to let them back.

Other remote possibility (I mean remote possibility) is that Musharraf might resign and join PML-Q as President of the party, as if it was me in his place, I would have done that (but maybe Musharraf is too old for that and have no one to follow him in PML-Q, as Pakistani politicians with mostly retarded voters need heir to survive ... one big reason behind PPP survival in Pakistan and Congress survival in India).

One thing is for sure and that is, once Musharraf is gone then the party that would lose most would be PPP. Reason is that, most problems the party had with Army at National level was PPP and party that lost most men in the hand of army is PPP (Zia operation in interior Sindh). Even Army created IJI against PPP and when sacking government, army was always bias and supported sacking of PPP government (twice) but when Nawaz government was sacked (1993) they got him reinstated and got the President (Ishaq) sacked. They kept supporting Nawaz until the day Nawaz himself decided to start challenging Army and demeaning the forces. Well, Nawaz even tried to stop Nuclear test for couple of billion dollars in aid from USA resulting in Gen Karamat to force that test and pay by getting Sacked by Nawaz just before his retirement, then Nawaz started to sh*t in front of USA and India under the pressure by Clinton on Kargil issue, than he tried to sack and kill an Army Chief (Musharraf), resulting in Army sacking the thug.

Thus, after 22 years (1977 to 1999) PPP got someone from Army first time who decided to play fair with PPP else it was not a big deal for Armed forces (with President Musharraf as head) to get whatever government they wanted in Pakistan to their liking.

Obviously, Nawaz wants to get rid of Musharraf as he believes that once Musharraf is gone, Army would start patronage of his party and most likely PML-Q would crumble making PML-N stronger. He also knows that even if Musharraf would not go than also his destabilising the government would get another ‘Martial Law’ and new election when he might come up stronger, as in 2008 election he could not even get 19 percent of cast votes (8 percent of total votes), all from north Punjab, and that also when JI, TI and many other anti-Musharraf votes fell to him, plus he had full support of Judiciary, media, civil-crooks and NGOS whom he bribed.

Well, he must have also realised that he did not get more vote than PML-Q even in Punjab, and stood lowly third in Pakistan when vote is concerned, getting ousted from all provinces except North Punjab. He also knows that his government even in Punjab is a bone that Zardari threw to him else PPP could have formed government in Punjab too. His only fear must be that if PML-Q would keep their ground together he would be out of politics forever but he is gambling that once Musharraf is gone, PML-Q might crumble. So, destabilising the boat is in the interest of PML-N.

[It is stupid to believe as some would like to believe that Musharraf was doing anything that army did not wanted or that Musharraf could not have chosen anyone who would stand behind him as Army Chief at all cost (when he choose Kiyani) or that Army would be less loyal to decision by Musharraf as President and would care for political goons. When selfish and corrupt like Zardari could find a loyal person like Gillani whom Zardari could not know more than what an army general knows of people working under him, how people could even get absurd ideas that Kiyani (whom Musharaf must be knowing from his early years in Army and promoted him from Colonel to Brigadier to Major Gen to Lt Gen to Head of ISI to Army Chief) would go against Musharraf for corrupt thugs like Nawaz and Zardari. ... ... ... As for my logic, I believe that in Pakistan Army there could not have been any person closer and trustworthy to President Musharraf than Kiyani for Kiyani to reach the post of Army Chief.

To me, all the created perception that Army is neutral and that they acted as neutral and so on, or that they are out of politics, it all happened with consent of President Musharraf. Just imagine that even charges against CJ, there was one by Kiyani (as chief of ISI) but it was withdrawn at that time by Presidency ... and that could not have happened without consent of President ... that is obvious and sign that Musharraf even at that time decided to make Kiyani uncontroversial and to make him army chief, as later it was Musharraf that made Kiyani Chief of Army too].

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^^ victim of Nawazphobia

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@Saleem.
Anyone who thinks that PMLN did not get more votes in Punjab Assembly elections is living in fools paradise. Be rational. In the forthcoming bye elections vote bank of PMLN is going to increase :)

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^ You are trying to knock some sense into someone who predicted a landslide 175 seat victory for the Q lota league.

PML[N] got the highest number of votes in the Punjab Provincial Assembly.

As for this news, there is a buzz in Pakistan right now that hes about to get safe passage after resigning. I think he should be tried, for treason for multiple counts.

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Brother is it your words that can send a person to fools' paradise or is there any reference to your claim too? :D

At least when I wrote that PML-N did not get highest number of votes in Punjab, I have reference to what votes each party got in National Assembly (at least there is reason for my claim, what is your reason for your claim?). In election where 'first past the post' system works, seats does not represent votes. Seats can only represent votes in 'proportional representation' type of election method and in Pakistan we do not have 'proportional representation' type of election method but 'first past the post' method of election.

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All of a sudden another American Senator yesterday was having a press release saying how they made a mistake supporting a non-democratic person in Pakistan and they don't want to repeat their mistakes blah blah and want to restore the CJ and his deposed judges immediately. Interesting.

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These rumours have been false in the past, but either way I would like to see him charged for treason rather than simply resigning and dissapearing.

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You missed that Senator's main message: don't make "peace" deals with terrorists.

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Oh yeah, lets talk about that, and ignore the fact that he said Musharraf was a big mistake, the CJ and his judges did nothing wrong, and he said no one dared tell him they did anything wrong, just talk about something which has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Go discuss terrorism in your own threads, dont derail this thread.

p.s. Musharraf wants to make deals with them, he said it a day or two ago :hehe:

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According to your own news, Mush is barely in power. So which is it…is Mush responsible for the decision by the government or is he about to get the boot?

Just like you to not have the ability to stick to one consistent story. :smiley:

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It must hurt you, the sad dictator that MQM loves is under pressure to resign, now by his maibaaps senators.

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Why would you or lets say Musharraf should join PML-Q? No one joins a party just because some people like/love/obey you. PML-Q is not a saints party, we all know, getting billions in loans and using political power for write-off and many other problems (not to forget mishandling of Lal Masjid) and you will still like to join PML-Q? I thought you'd rather join MQM (the other saintly party).

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It is well accepted knowledge that President Musharraf is linked with PML. So, if he is linked, why he should not join that party. I think that he would be good leader and even though there would be some anti-Mush vote in the country, still I believe he could attract lot of votes for the party and could even lead the party to great heights. With him in the party, he could attract votes from all sectors of life. I think that he could attract votes for PML from regional parties as well as most National parties.

I think that if he joins the party and lead the party well (with some good brains to form policies and present those policies to people), plus implement those policies when in power, I think that his party could rule the country for long time.

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And they shall once again win 175 seats with Mushy onboard! :hehe:

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Well, that is no problem … I am expecting that if such would happen, above 250 out of 342 NA seats is quite possible. :smiley:

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Anti-Musharraf or Pro-Musharraf, lets face it. It was inevitable and was going to happen sooner or later. Although many wish he should have resigned last year or the year before or the year before, but even if he resigns now, it should come as good news despite all the horror his policies caused the Pakistan to face.

It's time to judge him based on facts, if deemed guilty try him in court, or adopt the "forgive" approach and let this period of past 8 years be a horrible nightmare, which Pakistanis can learn from. He ought to seek public forgiveness from the families who lost their loved ones, whose loved ones were abducted, imprisoned, tortured w/out any allegations or charges.

Time to learn and act maturely for both Public and Politicians alike, including Army ofcourse.

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Yeah, just like you expected, or predicted last time :hehe:

Musharraf doesn’t even have the balls to face the parliament, or address it, despite his duty to do so, and you expect him to go as an MNA or a MP? :hehe: The chappalz that hit Arabab ‘Kala Kuwwa’ in the Sindh Assembly are longing for Musharraf now. Chappa Chappa Chappal Challey!