Musharraf set to end Pakistan emergency

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ISLAMABAD: December 13, 2007. (AP) President Pervez Musharraf will lift state of emergency only after changing the constitution to ensure he cannot be hauled before a court, a senior official said Thursday, as lawyers held more protests against the r

Musharraf purged the judiciary, jailed thousands of opponents and silenced television news channels after he suspended the constitution and declared emergency rule on Nov. 3. Attorney General Malik Mohammed Qayyum told The Associated Press that the president, who has acknowledged that he breached the constitution, will amend the charter to protect his decisions from legal challenges. Qayyum said government legal experts were finalizing the changes and that they would be announced before Musharraf lifts the emergency on Saturday, but provided no details. "The president will lift the emergency to restore the constitution and the fundamental rights," he said.

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"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

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