Pervez Musharraf Last Televised Speech 02 post by Zagham

General (ret) Pervez Musharraf (born August 11, 1943), is the former President of Pakistan. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Pakistan as well as former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army.On 18 August 2008, in a nationally-televised speech, he announced his resignation as president of Pakistan.

He seized power in 1999 by effecting a military coup and has suspended the constitution of Pakistan twice since then. After announcing his intention to combat extremists, Western countries (including the United States and the United Kingdom) have switched from sanctions to active support through military and monetary aid. He took power on October 12, 1999, ousting Nawaz Sharif, the elected Prime Minister, dismissed the national and provincial legislative assemblies, assumed the title of Chief Executive and became Pakistan's de facto head of government, thereby becoming the fourth Army chief of Pakistan to have assumed executive control. Later in 2001, Musharraf appointed himself to the office of President of Pakistan.

On November 3, 2007, only days before a bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was to decide on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of his re-election as president in the controversial October 2007 elections, he, as Chief of Army Staff, suspended the constitution, jailed several justices and lawyers of the supreme court including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, ordered the arrest of political dissidents and human rights activists, and shut down all private television channels.On November 3, 2007, Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan which lasted until December 15, 2007. During this time, the constitution of the country was suspended.

On November 24, 2007, the Pakistan Election Commission confirmed his re-election as President.

On August 18, 2008, Pervez Musharraf resigned from the post of President of Pakistan under impeachment pressure from the coalition government.

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[mudassarMehmood92]

lagi gae na lo....

[MrKaratekid89]

Maroo Pakistanio. Tum Log ne Khud apnay Paon pe kulahdi mari hai

[daska66]

The people of Pakistan are still suffereing from the terrorism, instability and turmoil that 9 years of Musharraf dictatorhship brought. Mush proved bad dictator is worse than any politician.

[showna007]

u right zardari deserve cause he did alot for hisself .kill his own wife whose a known politican and finally became president .who doesn't know what to say in united nation assembley.c'mon yaar he's just a horse caretaker.

[daska66]

So according to your logic, we deserved a corrupt dictator like Musharraf the last 9 years. Hence we deserved all the instability, worst international reputation and terrorism he brought. Also if we now work to build institutions, we will deserve the long term stability and system of governance that can evolve... perhaps you're right. After all 9 years of Mush has taught us that a bad dictator is worse than a bad politician.

[tupotango]

pakistani nation deserve Zadari not leader like Musharf...this is thank less nation who always kills its loyal peoples....so you deserve Zardari really deserve Zardari...corrupt pakistani nation have corrupt leaders.....this is Quran says....jaisy koom waise hukmaran

[daska66]

You mean Musharraf was great at destroying Pakistan. 9 years of Mush brought instability, terrorism,the worst international reputation,poverty and corruption-all while his corrupt buddies looted billions of begged UD aid for selling off the country's interests. Mush proves only that a bad dictator is worse than a bad politician because he screwed up what little insitutions we had in Pakistan. It will take a decade to undue 9 years of thickly accented illiterate Musharraf.

Pakistan will rebuild!

[charlie1walker]

boy he was a great man! after a few days the people of pakistan will realize what they have lost!