Impeachment motion against Musharraf on August 11: Report

Pakistan's ruling coalition is expected to move an impeachment motion against President Pervez Musharraf in parliament on August 11.      

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the PML(N) have finalised a draft declaration on the impeachment of the President, an unnamed PPP member of the cabinet, who participated in discussions between the parties, was quoted as saying by Dawn News channel today.  

The declaration, finalised following talks held in the chamber of PPP leader Raza Rabbani, the leader of the House in the Senate or upper house of parliament, also included modalities for reinstating judges deposed during last year's emergency by Musharraf.  

The cabinet member said an impeachment motion would be moved against the President in parliament on August 11.  

Special sessions of the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies would be convened the same day.  

The deposed judges would be reinstated through an executive order issued by the government, the cabinet member said.  

The cabinet member also told the channel that the powerful army was behind the civilian government and not the President.  

Besides Rabbani, the meeting was attended by senior PML-N leaders Ishaq Dar and Ahsan Iqbal and PPP leaders and federal ministers Sherry Rehman, Khurshid Shah and Farooq Naek.  

Musharraf, 63, today delayed his departure for China to attend the Olympic Games opening for the second time in as many days and will now slated to leave in evening.