(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 18th
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...