This status was posted on Good Governance Forum page on Facebook about an hour ago Pervez Musharraf November 3rd Emergency---Holding Constitution in Abeyance was NOT an Act of Treason June 27th, 2013: Dr. Raza Bokhari, International spokesperson and North American Point of Contact of General Pervez Musharraf, Former President of Pakistan, stated today the Former President Musharraf, in exercise of the powers vested in him by Article 232 of the Constitution of Pakistan, declared a State of Emergency on November 3rd, 2007 and held the Constitution of Pakistan in Abeyance. It is extremely important to recognize that Article 6, Clause (1) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in effect on November 3rd, 2007 did not describe holding the Constitution in Abeyance as an Act of High Treason. This clause was substituted and the language of “Abeyance” was inserted in to the Constitution with the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, which went into effect on April 19th, 2010. Article 6, Clause (1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan that was in effect on November 3rd, 2007 and after April 19th, 2010 is reproduced below: Article 6, Clause (1) in effect on November 3rd, 2007: (1) Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason. Article 6, Clause (1) in effect after April 19th, 2010: (1)Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance, the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason. -- Mumtaz A. Piracha Founder & Chairman Good Governance Forum Pakistan Email: good.governance@gmail Web: goodgovernanceforum ---Leading the Way to the Challenge of Change in Pakistan Good Governance Forum is the first and only interactive think tank on governance in Pakistan. Its 5,000+ network members include businessmen and industrialists,educationists, scholars, social workers, judges, civil servants, military officers, parliamentarians, journalists, anchors, diplomats, NGOs. It also interacts with 15,000+ media persons from within and outside Pakistan. Good Governance Forum is registered with the United Nations-DESA as a civil society organization. Good Governance Forum encourages discussions on all aspects of governance in Pakistan but does not accept any responsibility for the views expressed by the contributors. Anybody can join in or opt out by sending an email to good.governance@gmail. Entry fee and Rules of Conduct apply. Public Service Initiatives of Good Governance Forum: Judicial Petitions in Supreme Court of Pakistan judicialpetitionspakistan.blogspot Pakistan News Online pakistannewsonline.blogspot CM Punjab cmpunjab.blogspot
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:47:50 +0000
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