Musharraf grieves over assassination

ABU DHABI: Chief of All Pakistan Muslim League, (APML) Pervez Musharraf while expressing grief over the assassination of Governor Punjab, Salman Taseer has said that this was not only loss of the PPP but the whole country. According to a statement issued from the Abu Dhabi Secretariat, former President Pervez Musharraf was of the view that it is the loss for the whole country. He was a seasoned politician and always worked for betterment of the country, he added.

Musharraf further said that it seemed that the current government has failed to cope with terrorism from the country. He also expressed grief and sorrow with the family of Salman Taseer.

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Governors’ appointments challenged in Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: PML-N has challenged the appointment of all the four provincial governors in Supreme Court. According to media reports the petitioner Senator Zafar Ali Shah from PML-N had taken plea in his petition that incumbent four governors were appointed by the former president Pervez Musharraf while such powers had been transferred to prime minister following the implementation of 18th amendment.

President has to appoint the governor in consultation with the prime minister, therefore the induction of sitting four governors is illegal and unconstitutional, he added. The appointment of governors be declared null and void and they be restrained from performing their duties, he said. Federation, provincial governments and all the four governors have been made respondents in the petition. -Online

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