ISLAMABAD, June 15 Kyodo The Nati...

ISLAMABAD, June 15 Kyodo

The National Assembly adopted a resolution Saturday expressing confidence in President Gen Pervez Musharraf's leadership and indicated room for expectation he will highlight Pakistan's stance forward important issues during his upcoming four-nation trip.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Q) present the unanimously adopted resolution forward in a special session conven according to Speaker Chaudri Ameer Hussain immediately after the approval of the 2003-2004 federal budget

The resolution reaffirmed the National Assembly's support of Musharraf's policies, which l to the revival of the economy and raised Pakistan's image abroad.

It said Musharraf's policies brought him invitations to visit the United States, Britain, France and Germany. He is undertaking those visits from June 17

The resolution press outed the assembly's regret that the opposition was public to ''weaken democracy and defame the country'' by dint of creating hurdles to the even functioning of democracy in Pakistan.

The parliamentary opposition boycott the session and has conven a meeting Sunday in Islamabad to formulate a plan of action against the government's position forward the Legal Framework Order (LFO) which incorporates amendments to the Constitution.

Earlier the speaker rul Musharraf's amendments to the Constitution between the walls of the LFO conformed with the powers the chief Court gave him.

The opposition wants the LFO to be instanted before the National Assembly. The command maintains that it has already become a part of the Constitution and requires no parliamentary approval.

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