An announcement regarding the government’s decision to declare a state of emergency is expected soon.
Yesterday, sources of mine were reporting that the declaration of a state of emergency of Pakistan was imminent — some were saying that the decision had been made as early 3 days ago. This would fall in line with what sources had indicated to me earlier, that an important decision would be made around November 1st, rather than the 15th.
Sources are further reporting that the state of emergency will be short lived. Elections will still be held and Musharraf will remove his uniform.
Lahore residents had reported disruption of their TV service earlier, leading many to think that a state of emergency was already in effect. Upon further investigation, it was learnt that telephone calls had been made to mainstream media outlets in Pakistan ordering an end to transmission. As of now however, TV is still available. (Updated 9:01am US EST/6:01pm PST)
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1 Aftermath: Musharraf's State of Emergency | The Insider Brief // Nov 4, 2007 at 9:17 pm
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3 Wednesday: Musharraf to Retire from Army | The Insider Brief // Nov 25, 2007 at 6:20 pm
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