Mush not ready to go, summons Assembly on D-Day

IMPENDING IMPEACHMENT: The ruling coalition are confident of mustering the magic figure of 295 to impeach Musharraf.

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New Delhi: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday summoned Pakistan's National Assembly to meet on August 11, the very day that the coalition will introduce a motion to impeach him in a joint session of the Upper House or the Senate and the Assembly.

Officials confirmed he had signed the summary calling the Assembly, although they did not indicate what the agenda would be.

Musharraf will have the right of reply during the session and aides indicate he will not step down, even though the Army is reportedly urging him to do just that.

The ruling coalition comprising PPP, PML-N and some others parties are short of the two-thirds majority needed to oust Musharraf but are confident of mustering the magic figure of 295 to impeach him.

Musharraf's party, the PML-Q, on the other hand says the Assembly could even be dissolved.

Meanwhile, asking President Pervez Musharraf not to prolong his stay in office, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said he should obtain a fresh vote of confidence from Parliament or else he will be impeached.

Noting that voters had given a "clear-cut" mandate for change and putting the country on the track of true democracy in the February 18 general election, Gilani said the people of Pakistan will soon get "good news about the dawn of democracy" in the country.