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Welcome to the latest global news recorded at 0300 BST on Tuesday, the 19th of August. I'm Mark Whitaker with the selection of highlights from across the BBC World Service news today.
And coming up, a new era for Pakistan as the president steps down. And NATO gathers to plan its response to Russia. The US says there will be consequences, but Moscow insists it is abiding by the peace plan.
Generally speaking, we are withdrawing to South Ossetia. The rests are just observation posts along that security area which was established many years ago.
And the poorest border between Canada and the United States will meet the men tasked with policing it.
If they think that they are going to turn around and come through here, think that it's wide open, think again. Not here, not on my watch.
All that's plus on a day of high drama in the Olympics, we'll find out what a gold medal is really worth.
Well, this was the moment many Pakistanis say they've been waiting for four years.
After examining the entire situation, and consulting my legal advisers and political allies, and after taking their advice, for the sake of the country and the people, I have decided to resign today from my post.
President Musharraf's announcement that he's stepping down, and among those pleased to hear it was Babar Awan, a senior member of the governing Pakistan People's Party.
For the first time, democracy in Pakistan has matured to an extent that through legal constitutional measure, dictatorship that has been eliminated. That‘s the source of satisfaction for me.
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is Husain Haqqani. Speaking to the BBC's Pascale Harter, he said that Pakistan was entering to a new era of democracy.
Pakistan is now ready for full democracy. And General Musharraf's departure basically means that the legacy of the last decade is over. Pakistan can now move on with normal politics, with all its problems and all its weaknesses and its strength, but the future of Pakistan will be determined by the Constitution of Pakistan, by its political parties and by the civilian political forces that have roots amongst the people.
Because you are such a crucial country in the war of terror geographically, in particular, your allies are going to be asking what this means for them. Now the United States used to able to get one man on the phone when they needed to talk to Pakistan, General Musharraf. Now, who will they talk to in that fractured coalition?
I don't think that that is a correct description. Pakistan has elected prime minister. It has a foreign minister. And Pakistan in dealing with the rest of world is not going to change just because one person is not there. I think the problem lies in capitals where people think and people who run foreign policy in foreign capitals think that it's easier for who are doing business with one individual. I think now the process of decision-making might be more complex in Pakistan. But when decisions are made, promises are given, and those promises will be kept. Things have changed in that sense. And I think Washington D. C. and London are both recognizing that a civilian elected government is going to be a better ally in the world against terror for the future.
As ambassador to the US, Washington is going to ask you immediately, what is your government's stance on terror, what are you going to tell them?
I think that the United States government knows that the elected government is very clear and considering the war against terror as Pakistan's war. We would like to fight terrorism, not because the US tells us, it's true, but because it is a threat to Pakistan's own security, and Pakistan's elected leadership is very aware of the threat of terrorism ,because Benazir Bhutto, the icon of Pakistan in democracy, was a victim of terrorism. I think that the only difference is that instead of manipulating the war against terror to stay in power, Pakistan's elected leaders will fight the war against terror to win.
Can you shed some light on the deals that were made behind the scene this weekend which led President Musharraf to leave after saying that he wouldn't?
I think that General Musharraf was only grandstanding. Everybody understood that he had lost the support of the people. And his personal approval rating was in single digits. I think that his party is loss in the election of February 18th should have actually been a watershed, in terms of him deciding his own future. I think that it was not so much the deals but the political reality on [the] ground that forced his hand and led to his resignation.(Www.hxen.net)
But you admit there were deals, did the United States play a part in negotiating? "
First of all, I did not admit to deals. I just said that instead of deals, what have shaped the outcome has been the will of the people of Pakistan and the result of the 18th February election, and the fact that if there had been impeachment proceedings, there was no way General Musharraf could have survived those.
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani.
Download Audio
Thank you for downloading from the BBC. The details of our complete range of podcasts and our terms of use, go to bbcworldservice.com/podcasts.
Welcome to the latest global news recorded at 0300 BST on Tuesday, the 19th of August. I'm Mark Whitaker with the selection of highlights from across the BBC World Service news today.
And coming up, a new era for Pakistan as the president steps down. And NATO gathers to plan its response to Russia. The US says there will be consequences, but Moscow insists it is abiding by the peace plan.
Generally speaking, we are withdrawing to South Ossetia. The rests are just observation posts along that security area which was established many years ago.
And the poorest border between Canada and the United States will meet the men tasked with policing it.
If they think that they are going to turn around and come through here, think that it's wide open, think again. Not here, not on my watch.
All that's plus on a day of high drama in the Olympics, we'll find out what a gold medal is really worth.
Well, this was the moment many Pakistanis say they've been waiting for four years.
After examining the entire situation, and consulting my legal advisers and political allies, and after taking their advice, for the sake of the country and the people, I have decided to resign today from my post.
President Musharraf's announcement that he's stepping down, and among those pleased to hear it was Babar Awan, a senior member of the governing Pakistan People's Party.
For the first time, democracy in Pakistan has matured to an extent that through legal constitutional measure, dictatorship that has been eliminated. That‘s the source of satisfaction for me.
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is Husain Haqqani. Speaking to the BBC's Pascale Harter, he said that Pakistan was entering to a new era of democracy.
Pakistan is now ready for full democracy. And General Musharraf's departure basically means that the legacy of the last decade is over. Pakistan can now move on with normal politics, with all its problems and all its weaknesses and its strength, but the future of Pakistan will be determined by the Constitution of Pakistan, by its political parties and by the civilian political forces that have roots amongst the people.
Because you are such a crucial country in the war of terror geographically, in particular, your allies are going to be asking what this means for them. Now the United States used to able to get one man on the phone when they needed to talk to Pakistan, General Musharraf. Now, who will they talk to in that fractured coalition?
I don't think that that is a correct description. Pakistan has elected prime minister. It has a foreign minister. And Pakistan in dealing with the rest of world is not going to change just because one person is not there. I think the problem lies in capitals where people think and people who run foreign policy in foreign capitals think that it's easier for who are doing business with one individual. I think now the process of decision-making might be more complex in Pakistan. But when decisions are made, promises are given, and those promises will be kept. Things have changed in that sense. And I think Washington D. C. and London are both recognizing that a civilian elected government is going to be a better ally in the world against terror for the future.
As ambassador to the US, Washington is going to ask you immediately, what is your government's stance on terror, what are you going to tell them?
I think that the United States government knows that the elected government is very clear and considering the war against terror as Pakistan's war. We would like to fight terrorism, not because the US tells us, it's true, but because it is a threat to Pakistan's own security, and Pakistan's elected leadership is very aware of the threat of terrorism ,because Benazir Bhutto, the icon of Pakistan in democracy, was a victim of terrorism. I think that the only difference is that instead of manipulating the war against terror to stay in power, Pakistan's elected leaders will fight the war against terror to win.
Can you shed some light on the deals that were made behind the scene this weekend which led President Musharraf to leave after saying that he wouldn't?
I think that General Musharraf was only grandstanding. Everybody understood that he had lost the support of the people. And his personal approval rating was in single digits. I think that his party is loss in the election of February 18th should have actually been a watershed, in terms of him deciding his own future. I think that it was not so much the deals but the political reality on [the] ground that forced his hand and led to his resignation.(Www.hxen.net)
But you admit there were deals, did the United States play a part in negotiating? "
First of all, I did not admit to deals. I just said that instead of deals, what have shaped the outcome has been the will of the people of Pakistan and the result of the 18th February election, and the fact that if there had been impeachment proceedings, there was no way General Musharraf could have survived those.
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani.
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