New Parliament Opens in Pakistan

(17 Mar 08 - RV) Pakistan’s new parliament held it’s first inaugural session today setting the stage for a confrontation with President Pervez Musharraf a month after his opponents swept to victory in a general election. The February 18^th polls delivered a huge blow to President Musharraf's parliamentary allies, making his position more precarious. Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi says that there is contradicting information on whether the President will continue in office...