PAKISTAN: AS PAKISTAN WAITS FOR ITS NEW MILITARY RULER TO OUTLINE HIS VISION FOR THE NATION, POLITICIANS BLAME THE GOVERNMENT OF NAWAZ SHARIF FOR THE ARMY COUP

Record ID: 983553

  • Title: PAKISTAN: AS PAKISTAN WAITS FOR ITS NEW MILITARY RULER TO OUTLINE HIS VISION FOR THE NATION, POLITICIANS BLAME THE GOVERNMENT OF NAWAZ SHARIF FOR THE ARMY COUP
  • Date: 16th October 1999
  • Summary: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (OCTOBER 16, 1999) (PTV - NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF VENUE/MILITARY COUP LEADER GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF MEETS MILITARY COMMANDERS (3 SHOTS) 0.12 2. NEWSREADER BROADCASTING FROM STUDIO (Urdu) 0.29 3. SLV/SV MUSHARRAF MEETING CHINESE, U.S. AND BRITISH DIPLOMATS (9 SHOTS) 1.05 LAHORE, PAKISTAN, (OCTOBER 15, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4. LV NIGHT SHOTS IN LAHORE (3 SHOTS) 1.28 5. MCU (English) EJAZ UL-HAQ, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF MUSLIM LEAGUE SAYING: "In the past two and half years, he has been surrounded by a bunch of cronies and sycophants. The parliament was not taken into confidence, members of the national assembly have not been taken into confidence and there were news that the cabinet was not taken into confidence. And that the cabinet was not taken into confidence for major issues and major decisions which have (should) have been taken for the benefit of the country." 2.01 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, (OCTOBER 16, 1999), (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. SLV STREET SCENE IN ISLAMABAD 2.11 7. SV PEOPLE BOARDING BUS (2 SHOTS) 2.20 8. SLV STREET SCENE 2.29 LAHORE, PAKISTAN (OCTOBER 15, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 9. MCU (English) OPPOSITION LEADER, IMRAN KHAN SAYING: "I blame this on Nawaz Sharif. Firstly, he destroyed democracy and secondly had he not intervened and had he not tried to manipulate the army and conspired to put his man on top of the army we would not have been in the situation. So I think he is responsible for the army's intervention." 2.57 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (OCTOBER 16, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 10. SV PEOPLE AT NEWS STAND 3.03 11. CU MEN READING NEWSPAPERS 3.12 12. SLV/SV STREET SCENES WITH VENDORS (4 SHOTS) 3.45 13. SV TEXTILE STORE (2 SHOTS) 4.05 14. SLV MOSQUE, PEOPLE PRAYING (2 SHOTS) 4.12 LAHORE, PAKISTAN, (OCTOBER 16, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 15. MCU (English) RELIGIOUS LEADER, TAHIR UL-QADRI SAYING "It is absolutely right and constitutionally correct (following) Article 58B of the constitution of Pakistan. There is no provision to resolve constitutionally the political deadlock. So the (situation) reverts back to time of Benazir Bhutto (in 1978) when martial law was introduced. There was (nothing) to resolve the political deadlock and to tackle the situation constitutionally." 5.12 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: ISLAMABAD/ RAWALPINDI/ LAHORE, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Reuters ID: LVA9TBDJSSWDODNBVPWSU24T8HJD
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