Pakistan suspended by Claudia Sonea

The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth and sometimes as the British Commonwealth, is currently a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of which are former British colonies (the exceptions being the United Kingdom itself and Mozambique). Countries with diverse social, political, and economic backgrounds co-operate within a framework of common values and goals, outlined in the Singapore Declaration and that include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism, and world peace. Pakistan since it's a member of this international organization, has been giving a deadline to abolish the state of emergency installed on November 7. On Thursday the Commonwealth of Nations suspended Pakistan because it has not ended the state of emergency that broke the organization's values like individual liberty, democracy and human rights. Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf has received a deadline to step down from the position of military chief and to the military government until Thursday. Secretary-General Don McKinnon stated that a council formed by foreign ministers meeting in Kampalpa, Uganda, decided to impose the suspension until restoration of democracy and rule of law in the country. It is for the second time when Pakistan is kicked out. The first time was in 1999 and the one that triggered it was Gen. Pervez Musharraf who took power in a coup. It took five years to be accepted back in the organization. However, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shows confidence in Pakistan leader and says that he was promised that the order will be soon reinstalled and the country will comeback to democracy before the January parliamentary elections. Furthermore, Musharraf promised to step down as chief military. Stay connected, more to come!

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_on_re_af/pakistan_commonwealth;_ylt=AmAde6fWxmNveTo7tiMvJROs0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

PocketNews is a new real-time news broadcaster delivering the latest and hottest news right to your pocket ! With global clients who want to be kept up to date, PocketNews is everyone's way of keeping in touch with the World.