President spurns deposed judges restoration talks
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—President Pervez Musharraf has emphasized that no suggestions regarding the restoration of the judges is under consideration as the judges who are currently performing their responsibilities are respectable.
A close aide of President Pervez Musharraf has told newsmen that neither he (Musharraf) sent any message to Co-Chairman of PPP, Asif Ali Zardari nor any suggestion in this regard is under consideration. The president strongly refuting media reports in this regard as fabricated, concocted and Unfounded and said that without the constitutional amendments approved in the Parliament with two-third majority no judge can be restored, said the aide.
The Government would avoid adopting any unconstitutional step, he added. It may be recalled that IANS had claimed that the Government is considering seriously restoring the deposed judges if they do not hear cases against him.
The close aide while quoting President Musharraf said that he (Musharraf) respects the mandate given by the people in recently held General Elections and no obstacles would be created for the party which showed majority in the way of the formation of the Government The President said that the session of the National Assembly would be convened after the issuing of the notification of the successful candidates by the Election Commission of Pakistan and no delay is being stipulated, the close aide said.
The President while talking has clarified that he wants real democracy in the country and power be transferred to majority party in a peaceful manner.
Presidential spokesman Major General (r) Rashid Qureshi Friday said President Pervez Musharraf, elected for five years, is ready to work with the elected government and has no plan to resign. Talking to newsmen, he said a planned campaign is being run in Pakistanimedia about speculated resignation plan of the President which “is totally baseless and unfounded.”
Only Mian Nawaz Sharif and so called civil society consisting of 100 or 200 people is clamouring about the president’s resignation, the spokesman said, adding that parties that won the elections are ready to work with thePresident. Nawaz Sharif kept repeating that he could not work with the President, while the factual position is that he is not elected from anywhere, thespokesman said.
Recently Pakistani media reported that US senator Biden and Chuck Hagel on their return to America had stated that President Musharraf should now think about honorable exit, but the worthy senators immediately denied the news report, Qureshi said.
Also US senator John Kerry made it clear that senator Hagel did not ever call for President Musharraf to step down.
In fact the whole world is praising the president for holding free, fair transparent and peaceful elections in the country, he said.
The elected representatives should now form the government and take the country forward, the spokesman said.
Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum Friday denied media reports he was considering resigning from the post he had assumed in August last year. “I have no intention of resigning,” Malik Qayyum told, when his comment on the reports was sought. Affirming his belief in “complete freedom of media,” the Attorney General regretted speculative reports without seeking any confirmation from him directly. “I appeared before the Supreme Court benches even on Thursday in various cases and I will also appear on Monday.”
Qayyum said there was no question of resigning, adding that he was the principal law officer of the government and he continued to enjoy the confidence of the President who was the appointing authority.