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| Musharraf is an ace strategist | | Strategy devised to let Pak Parliament complete term | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI DEC 7
Growing opposition to him within Pakistan notwithstanding, Gen. Parvez Musharraf has once again managed--quite succesfully--to keep his detractors at bay. His establishment--he himself, to be precise-- has devised a strategy to put on hold the resignation of the members of a religious alliance for a few months so that the Parliament could complete its term.
Officially circulated is the report in Pakistan: Speaker of the National Assembly is constitutionally empowered to put on hold the resignation of any assembly member for an indefinite period. It is only in case of a disqualification case that the Speaker has to notify it to the Election Commission for the by-elections.
The Pakistan government has reportedly devised the strategy to let the assemblies complete their terms without going into the haste of by-elections.
The ruling alliance leaders feel the by-elections may benefit the six-party religious alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). It has, therefore, decided to put on hold the expected resignations of the MMA members who have th... | |
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| Soren has caused ripples in India's establishment | | | |
NEW DELHI, DEC 7
Disgraced Shibu Soren is the highest-ranking politician to be found hitting his head against the wall in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Convicted last week, Soren was sentenced on Tuesday for conspiring 12 years ago to kidnap, sodomize and murder his former personal assistant, who allegedly knew the ex-minister had taken a bribe and was using the information to blackmail him.
In many countries, a government minister standing trial for murder would be a scandal at the very least. But the only reason that the case of former coal minister, Shibu Soren, has caused ripples in India's establishment, making him stand out from the rem... | |
| | | | Hurriyat leaders' security won't be withdrawn | | J&K separatists oppose Army deployment: Jaiswal | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, DEC 7
The Union government has officially admitted that the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir continue to be arrayed against the presence of the Indian Army in the State, particularly the restive Valley.
In the Rajya Sabha, Kalraj Mishra, raised a pointed query: How many separatis organisations in Jammu and Kashmir at present are opposing the deployment of the Army in Kashmir? Mishra also wanted to know, during the question hour, the number of separatists groups in support of Kashmir's "liberation" from India.
In his reply, Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Home Affairs, said: "All separatist groups in the State are opposed to the deployment of the Army ... | |
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