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Pakistan
·
On August
22, 2008
Central
Executive
Committee of
PPP formally
nominated
the
Co-chairman
Asif Ali
Zardari as
its
candidate
for the
coveted
office of
President of
Pakistan.
·
The
presidential
election
would be
held on
September 6,
the Election
Commission
·
The top
office had
fallen
vacant
consequent
to
resignation
of Gen.
Pervez
Musharraf.
·
Members of
the Senate,
the National
Assembly and
four
provincial
assemblies
constitute
electoral
college for
the election.
Mission
IAS’2009
Pervez
Musharraf
·
On August
18, 2008 in
Pakistan
President
Pervez
Musharraf
announced
the decision
to resign ….
Decision
seen as an
under
impeachment
threat but
brought to
an end a
tumultuous
nine-year
reign that
thrived with
US backing.
·
From Oct 7,
1998
when he
became the
chief of
army staff
to Oct 12,
1999 when he
ousted the
Nawaz Sharif
government
and now,
almost nine
years later,
when he quit
as
Pakistan’s
12th
president,
Pervez
Musharraf
has played a
key role in
the
country’s
development
·
On August
21, 2008
Balochistan
governor
Nawab
Zulfiqar Ali
Magsi
resigned
from his
office and
NWFP
governor
Owais Ghani
also
submitted
his
resignation
following
Pervez
Musharraf
decision to
step down as
Pakistan
President
but
provincial
chief
minister
Amir Haider
Hoti said he
wanted to
retain him
because of
his rich
experience.
Mush on
Timeline
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October 7,
1998: Pervez
Musharraf
appointed as
army chief
by the then
Prime
Minister
Nawaz Sharif,
superseding
several
senior
officers.
·
May 1999:
Kargil
intrusion
takes place.
Sharif later
orders
Musharraf to
withdraw
Pakistani
troops under
US pressure.
·
October 12:
Musharraf
overthrows
his mentor
Sharif in a
bloodless
coup.
·
May 13,
2000:
Supreme
Court
validates
coup.
·
June 20,
2001:
Musharraf
appoints
himself
president,
stays as
army chief.
·
April 30,
2002:
Musharraf
wins
controversial
national
referendum
to continue
as president
for a
five-year
term.
·
December 14
and 25:
Musharraf
survives two
assassination
attempts
plotted by
Al-Qaida.
·
January
2004:
Musharraf
and the then
PM of India,
A. B.
Vajpayee,
agree to a
peace
dialogue.
·
December 30:
Musharraf
goes back on
his pledge
to step down
as army
chief. He
secures
support of
parliament
to stay on
till 2007.
·
October 6,
2007:
Parliament
elects
Musharraf as
President
for a fresh
five-year
term.
·
October 18:
Former
Pakistan
premier and
PPP leader
Benazir
Bhutto
returns from
exile.
·
November 3:
Musharraf
imposes
state of
emergency
and suspends
constitution.
Judges of
the supreme
court, who
were set to
rule on the
legality of
his
election,
sacked.
·
November 25:
Sharif
returns from
exile.
·
November 28:
Under
domestic and
international
pressure,
Musharraf
doffs
uniform,
becomes a
civilian
president.
·
December 15:
State of
emergency
lifted.
·
December 27:
Benazir
Bhutto
assassinated
during an
election
rally.
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February 18,
2008:
Landmark
general
elections
bring
Musharraf
opponents
the PPP and
the PML (N)
of Nawaz
Sharif to
power.
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August 7:
Ruling
coalition
leaders
announce
plans to
seek
Musharraf’s
impeachment
in
parliament.
·
August 18:
Musharraf
announces
resignation
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