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Pakistan – New Bill to clip Musharraf’s wings

	April 21, 2008

In Pakistan, the new Gillani Government is finalizing a constitutional amendment Bill to ensure the balance of power between the President and the Prime Minister. Law Minister Farooq Naek announced on April 19 that his Ministry is preparing a draft of the Bill that is aimed at curbing President Musharraf’s sweeping powers, including the power to dissolve Parliament and to dismiss the elected Prime Minister and his Government. The Law Ministry is also finalizing a resolution to be ta ...