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Pakistan Lawmakers to Impeach Musharraf

HeadlineAug 08, 2008

In Pakistan, lawmakers with the ruling political coalition have announced plans to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan Peoples Party said parliament would begin impeachment proceedings this month.

Asif Ali Zardari: “The coalition believes, leadership believes, that it has become imperative to move for impeachment under the Article 47 against General Musharraf.”

Following the announcement, Musharraf canceled a trip to China for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Opponents fear Musharraf will dissolve the parliament in an attempt to fight his removal.

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