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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Pervez Musharraf will end emergency rule Saturday as promised, but first he will amend the constitution to protect his decisions from court review, Pakistan’s attorney general said Thursday.
Attorney General Malik Mohammed Qayyum told The Associated Press that government legal experts were finalizing the amendments and that the changes would be announced before the state of emergency is lifted.
Musharraf, who has acknowledged breaching constitutional protections, purged the judiciary, jailed thousands of opponents and silenced television news channels after he declared emergency rule Nov. 3.
The leader said he acted to prevent chaos and to get a freer hand against Islamic militants.
