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Musharraf terms Pak constitutional amendments legal

PTI, Islamabad
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who is under pressure to quit as Chief of Army in view of agitation by opposition parties over legality of his constitutional amendments, has decided not to submit the Legal Framework Order, which incorporated the amendments, to parliament for ratification.
The decision was taken during an unscheduled meeting attended by Musharraf, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and president of ruling pro-military Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) Sujaat Hussain on Sunday night.
The meeting was held as the deadlock over the LFO snow-balled into a major constitutional crisis with opposition parties continuing to disrupt parliament sessions.
Earlier, Hussain negotiated with Islamist alliance Muttahida Majlis-e Amal (MMA) for a compromise but the talks broke down after Musharraf declined to quit as chief of army.
Musharraf and PML-Q assert that LFO, which legalised the election of Musharraf as president through referendum last year, was legal while opposition say they would abide only by the 1973 constitution and would not recognise LFO.
Rejecting the opposition's stand, Hussain told the media after his meeting with Musharraf that by contesting elections under LFO, the opposition accepted it as part of constitution.
"Therefore, there is no need to take it to parliament for approval," he said.
In view of disruption of parliament proceedings, Musharraf reportedly differed his plans to address the joint session of the House. Last night's meeting reviewed the situation, particularly the latest disturbance in the senate, and decided that the joint session of
Parliament be postponed till a conducive time, PML-Q leaders said.
Jamali and Hussain assured Musharraf that the president's position would be protected inside and outside Parliament, local daily Dawn quoted officials as saying. The three decided to take a hard line against the combined opposition and not to give away anything on contentious issues, the paper said.
They discussed the proposal that president should himself hold talks with opposition leaders to work out constitutional package by striking down controversial articles of the LFO.
Hussain said the future talks with opposition on the LFO would be held only outside parliament.
He said if the opposition wanted to discuss the LFO inside parliament then it should bring it in the shape of an amendment bill on private members' day. In that case, he said, the ruling alliance would definitely debate constitutionality of the LFO.
MMA Leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad warned that if government decides to dissolve parliament, Musharraf and Jamali would have to go.
Qazi Hussain told media in Lahore on Sunday that if parliament and assemblies were to be dissolved, Jamali would loose his post as prime minister and Musharraf his presidency.
"We are only the members of the National Assembly and can successfully return again in the next elections," he said, adding the ruling group would be the ultimate looser.
Meanwhile, Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), comprising moderate parties, suggested a dialogue between opposition and government to resolve differences over LFO.