State Of Emergency In Pakistan

EDM number 64 in 2007-08, proposed by Mohammad Sarwar on 06/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, International politics and government and Public administration.

That this House expresses its concern at the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan and the suspension of the constitution; recognises that Pakistan faces serious threats of extremism and terrorism; believes that the best way to tackle extremism and terrorism is through democracy; and calls on President Musharraf to lift the state of emergency and to restore the constitution, to lift the restrictions on press freedom, to release all political prisoners and to move towards democracy by holding free and fair elections by January 2008.

This motion has been signed by a total of 97 MPs.