Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ISLAMABAD4796
2007-11-08 13:45:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Islamabad
Cable title:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES EMERGENCY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 004796
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR
SUBJECT: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES EMERGENCY
REF: ISLAMABAD 4728
Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 004796
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR
SUBJECT: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES EMERGENCY
REF: ISLAMABAD 4728
Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Summary: Post has confirmed that Pakistan's National
Assembly approved November 7 Musharraf's imposition of
emergency. However, contrary to some media reports,
Musharraf did not/not commit to holding elections on time
when he met with his coalition legislators earlier in the
day. Instead, he blamed terrorism for any delay, though
elections would be "as soon as possible."
End summary.
Likely Last Session
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2. (C) Pakistan Muslim League (PML) parliamentarian Donya
Aziz confirmed late November 7 that the National Assembly was
brought back in to session that evening in what may be its
last meeting before its scheduled November 15 dissolution.
Pakistan's lower house approved two measures: (1) supporting
President Musharraf's November 3 imposition of emergency and
(2) congratulating him on his October 6 re-election. With
Pakistan's Constitution in abeyance under the Provisional
Constitution Order (PCO),the two legislative houses did not
have to vote on the state of emergency in a joint sitting as
would have otherwise been required.
Parliamentary Elections
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3. (C) Aziz and fellow National Assembly member Riaz Fatyana
(independent, but aligned with the PML) confirmed that
coalition legislators met earlier in the day with Prime
Minister Shaukat Aziz and then President Pervez Musharraf.
According to both Aziz and Fatyana, when they specifically
asked Musharraf about scheduling parliamentary elections,
Musharraf would only commit to "elections as soon as
possible." Aziz and Fatyana both recounted how Musharraf
then blamed terrorism for any election delay: "Terrorism is
getting out of hand, and I have no idea how long it will take
(to bring it under control)."
PATTERSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR
SUBJECT: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES EMERGENCY
REF: ISLAMABAD 4728
Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Summary: Post has confirmed that Pakistan's National
Assembly approved November 7 Musharraf's imposition of
emergency. However, contrary to some media reports,
Musharraf did not/not commit to holding elections on time
when he met with his coalition legislators earlier in the
day. Instead, he blamed terrorism for any delay, though
elections would be "as soon as possible."
End summary.
Likely Last Session
--------------
2. (C) Pakistan Muslim League (PML) parliamentarian Donya
Aziz confirmed late November 7 that the National Assembly was
brought back in to session that evening in what may be its
last meeting before its scheduled November 15 dissolution.
Pakistan's lower house approved two measures: (1) supporting
President Musharraf's November 3 imposition of emergency and
(2) congratulating him on his October 6 re-election. With
Pakistan's Constitution in abeyance under the Provisional
Constitution Order (PCO),the two legislative houses did not
have to vote on the state of emergency in a joint sitting as
would have otherwise been required.
Parliamentary Elections
--------------
3. (C) Aziz and fellow National Assembly member Riaz Fatyana
(independent, but aligned with the PML) confirmed that
coalition legislators met earlier in the day with Prime
Minister Shaukat Aziz and then President Pervez Musharraf.
According to both Aziz and Fatyana, when they specifically
asked Musharraf about scheduling parliamentary elections,
Musharraf would only commit to "elections as soon as
possible." Aziz and Fatyana both recounted how Musharraf
then blamed terrorism for any election delay: "Terrorism is
getting out of hand, and I have no idea how long it will take
(to bring it under control)."
PATTERSON