MPAs jubilant over Musharraf's exit

LAHORE - Emotionally charged members Punjab Assembly and a gathering of workers belonging to various political parties outside the Assembly building on Monday shouted anti-Musharraf slogans, and distributed sweets after the resignation of General (r) Pervez Musharraf, as President of Pakistan.
On this occasion sweets were also distributed, while the workers were holding placards of Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N Nawaz Sharif and former Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party Benazir Bhutto Shaheed. Workers were also raising slogans for Nawaz Sharif as the next president.
Against expectations, the workers did not gather in a large number, while the police guarding the Assembly premises did not stop any body from reaching the building.  On this occasion, leaders from both the opposition and the Treasury benches talked to the media in front of the Punjab Assembly building.
Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal, while maintaining that complete democracy had been restored after Musharraf’s resignation, said Pakistan was at the same position like that of 1947. “The law should be activated against the unconstitutional and illegal steps taken by Pervez Musharraf, and he should go through a trial as well. I believe no one can stop law from taking its due course now,� he said adding that restoration of the deposed judiciary to its pre-November 3 situation was part of the PML-N manifesto. “Now the judges will be restored soon for the dispensation of justice, which will ultimately lead to prosperous and progressive Pakistan,� he maintained.
Leader of the Opposition Ch Zaheer-ud-Din maintained that Pervez Musharraf was the constitutional president of Pakistan, and he had resigned as per the constitution. “The ruling coalition used to accuse Musharraf as the only obstruction in the way to the restoration of the deposed judges.
Now after this hindrance removed, the masses will see how quickly the coalition actualises its promise.