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	President of PAKISTAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Muhammad Rafiq Tarar was born on November 2, 1929, in a small village Pir Kot, Ghakkar Mandi, Wazirabad Tehsil.
		Rafiq Tarar got his law degree from Punjab University Law College in 1951 and started his legal practice in Gujranwala.
		Tarar is noted for his legal scholarship, his honesty and devotion to justice, which is infused by a firm personal religious faith.
	members.tripod.com /~NationalAssembly/presdent.htm (310 words)

	BBC News \| World \| Tarar sworn in as Pakistani president
		Election officials said Tarar, 68, a former judge of the Supreme Court, won the presidential election with big majorities in the voting by two chambers of the national parliament and four provincial assemblies, which constitute the electoral college for the presidential election.
		Rafiq Tarar has been nominated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, even though he has little political experience.
		Mr Tarar had to be given permission to stand in the election by the Lahore High Court after the Electoral Commission disqualified him for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the judiciary.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/43645.stm (362 words)

	I was removed, says Tarar
		Pakistan’s ousted President Rafiq Tarar last night said he was removed from the post under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) promulgated by military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf who took over as the head of the state.
		Tarar, in a statement in Lahore, said “I was told several days ago that appointment of the chief executive as the president is a must for the completion of the government's agenda and achievement of several national objectives.
		Though pictures of Musharraf hugging Tarar during their meeting last morning were shown on the state TV, it was evident he has not resigned and left in a huff, informed sources here said.
	www.hvk.org /hvk/articles/0601/84.html (485 words)

	1998 An eventful year
		Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, who was elected as the 9th President of Pakistan, by securing a record 374 votes out of 457, polled in the National Assembly, Senate and all the four provincial assemblies on January 1, 1998.
		The promulgation of emergency under Article 232 of the Constitution by President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar was an immediate effect of the nuclear blasts on May 28, 1998, hence, suspending the fundamental rights.
		The tragic death of Hakim Mohammad Said, however, proved a turning point in the political scenario of the country in general and in the Province of Sindh in particular.
	www.pakistaneconomist.com /database1/cover/c99-1.asp (3357 words)

	rediff.com: I was removed, says Tarar
		Pakistan's ousted president Rafiq Tarar on Wednesday night said he was removed from the post under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) promulgated by military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf who took over as the head of the state.
		The statement announcing that Musharraf has taken over and said 'Mohammad Rafiq Tarar has ceased to hold the office of the president with immediate effect' was apparently issued after Tarar's refusal.
		Though pictures of Musharraf hugging Tarar during their meeting on Wednesday morning were shown on the state television, it was evident the latter had not resigned and left in a huff, informed sources in Islamabad said.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/jun/20pak8.htm (271 words)

	chro2
		The Lahore High Court accepts the constitutional petition filed by Rafiq Tarar against his disqualification by the (former) Acting CEC and declared him qualified to contest for and hold the office of President.
		Tarar, a former Supreme Court Judge, guilty of propagating views prejudicial to the integrity and independence of the judiciary at the time of his nomination as a presidential candidate under Article 63(G) of the Constitution and debarred him from the December, 1997 contest.
		Mohammad Aziz Gujjar and Haroon Rashid were found guilty of opening fire on a Shiite gathering at Mominpura graveyard in Lahore in January 1997.
	www.ghazali.net /book1/chro2/chro2.html (9213 words)

	Quick History of Pakistan
		October 24 -- Malik Ghulam Mohammad dissolved the Constituent Assembly of Mohammad Ali Bogra and declares a state of emergency.
		October 24 -- Gen. Mohammad Ayub Khan (1907-1974) of Military becomes eighth Prime Minister and resign from the office of chief martial law administrator.
		Mohammad Rafiq Tarar (born: 1929) becomes an eleventh President.
	www.personal.kent.edu /~rmuhamma/Personal/Pakistan/PakHistory/timeLinePak.htm (2895 words)

	SC upholds referendum :No judgment on consequences of exercise -DAWN - Top Stories; April 28, 2002
		The Supreme Court, however, in its unanimous judgment, held that chief executive Pervez Musharraf validly removed Mohammad Rafiq Tarar and assumed the office of the president on June 20, 2001.
		The court accepted the contentions made by the government lawyers that Rafiq Tarar remained in the office from October 12, 1999, to June 20, 2001, by virtue of the Proclamation of Emergency and not by force of his election.
		It was further argued that Rafiq Tarar had been performing his functions on and in accordance with the advice of chief executive under the new dispensation and was party to various legislative and executive actions of the present government.
	www.dawn.com /2002/04/28/top1.htm (640 words)

	History of Pakistan
		The death of its founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in September 1948 was the first shock and it also robbed Pakistan of an almost mythical figure who had for the last two decades been the sole leader and dictator of the Muslim League.
		The National Assembly elected Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (the most prominent party in the Islamic Democratic Alliance), prime minister.
		On Dec. 31, 1997, the Electoral College convened to elect a president choosing Tarar by a large margin.
	rpakistan.tripod.com /history/history.htm (5282 words)

	Gulf News Online : Print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Speaking at a convocation of the country's only nuclear plant near Karachi, he said that fossil reserves of the country were limited in quantity and the potential for hydro-electric resources not fully realised.
		Tarar said those countries relying on nuclear energy were in the forefront of progress.
		Pakistan too had to rely heavily on its nuclear plant, though it produced limited quantity of power, the supplies produced by the nuclear plant at Karachi, were cheaper than that produced by hydel or gas.
	www.nci.org /pak/pak-gno2101.htm (223 words)

	BBC News \| MONITORING \| Pakistani leaders offer condolences after train blast
		Pakistani President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued messages of sympathy to the relatives of victims of a blast on a train near Faisalabad in Punjab province on Thursday night, which killed at least four people and injured 19, Radio Pakistan reported.
		The radio quoted the railway authorities as saying that explosives were placed in an economy class compartment of the Karachi-bound Super Express.
		"President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have expressed deep anguish and sorrow over the loss of life due to the explosion in the Super Express train last night," the radio stated.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/monitoring/60519.stm (200 words)

	Commanding Heights : Pakistan Overview \| on PBS
		Jinnah dies, and Prime Minister Khan is assassinated by foes of his policy of entente with India.
		A civilian Cabinet is formed and an amended constitution adopted, according to which Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo heads a PML government in which real power lies in the hands of President Zia ul-Haq.
		Parliament elects Mohammad Rafiq Tarar to replace him.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/pk/pk_overview.html (1118 words)

	THE KATHMANDU POST - EDITORIAL
		Pakistan’s military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, the former chief of the army, was sworn in by Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan as President the other day.
		General Musharraf unceremoniously ousted incumbent president Mohammad Rafiq Tarar 18 months before the end of his five year term.
		This is an attempt on the part of Musharraf to consolidate power at the cost of parliamentary democracy.
	www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2001/jun/jun22/editorial1.htm (518 words)

	CNN.com - Court challenge for Pakistan vote - April 23, 2002
		For his part, Musharraf is holding several rallies to bolster support, although the opposition has only been allowed to stage one rally prior to the referendum.
		One petition before the court challenges the assumption of office of president by Musharraf in June last year after the removal and resignation of elected president Mohammad Rafiq Tarar.
		Another, filled by the Supreme Court Bar Association was filed to "bring on record that the SCBA was against this exercise", Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/22/pakistan.referendum/index.html (436 words)

	tribuneindia... World
		KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad today hinted he would appoint a new deputy before the party poll next year even as a court denied bail to his sacked protege-turned-foe, Anwar Ibrahim, and indicted him on a fresh charge of sodomy.
		ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 — Pakistani President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar has rejected a report sent to him by a former Federal Investigation Agency officer accusing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of corruption.
		KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (PTI) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad today hinted he would appoint a new deputy before the party poll next year even as a court denied bail to his sacked protege-turned-foe, Anwar Ibrahim, for the second time and indicted him on a fresh charge of sodomy.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98oct01/world.htm (2723 words)

	CNN - Pakistan army given new powers to investigate crimes - November 26, 1998
		His move came as he faced criticism for an earlier decision to set up military courts in the Arabian Sea port of 12 million.
		A decree issued in the name of figurehead President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar late on Thursday said the armed forces would have the additional powers to investigate offenses.
		The decree amends one issued on Friday to set up military courts in Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital, weeks after Sharif dismissed the provincial government and imposed direct, or governor's, rule.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9811/26/pakistan.violence/index.html (486 words)

	CNN.com - Pakistan to keep backing Kashmir revolt - March 23, 2001
		Tarar also said that "it is a matter of regret that a positive response to our efforts is not forthcoming."
		Narayanan said in a note to President Tarar: "India looks to the future and seeks to foster peace and friendship between India and Pakistan."
		The Pakistan Day parade, also attended by Musharraf, marks the day in 1940 when a Muslim political party demanded that British colonial rulers carve a Muslim homeland out of the subcontinent.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/03/23/pakistan.kashmir/index.html (508 words)

	PCB yet to recommend names for civil award
		President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar is the Patron-in-chief of the PCB.
		Pakistan cricket is plagued with controversies with corruption charges still hanging over some of the leading players despite the publication and implementation of Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum's report on match-fixing.
		To rub salt into the wounds, Pakistan cricket team's performance in the year that has just concluded has been a mixed bag.
	www.icc-cricket.com /link_to_database/CRICKET_NEWS/070046_DAWN_09JAN2001.html (331 words)

	Cricinfo - Pakistan Cricket Board chief meets Tarar today
		Islamabad, May 5: Pakistan Cricket Board ad hoc committee chairman Lt.Gen Tauqir Zia will meet President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar tomorrow (Saturday) morning here at the Presidency and Justice Malik Qayyum's report alongwith with the recommendation's summary on the match-fixing and betting would be moot point of the important meeting.
		A copy of the recommendation summary in the light of the 176 -page findings of Justice Qayyum's report was sent on Thursday evening to President Tarar who is the Patron of the PCB, the sources said.
		Tauqir Zia said that it was upto the patron what directives be given in the light of the Justice Qayyum Report.
	content-usa.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/90806.html (463 words)

	The Hindu : Kashmir, a nuclear flash-point: Tarar
		Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, today accused India of fomenting what he termed as a ``war hysteria'' and urged the international community to persuade India to hold a ``meaningful and result-oriented'' dialogue with Pakistan.
		Addressing the graduation ceremony at the National Defence College here, he described Kashmir as a ``nuclear flash-point'' and reiterated Pakistan's commitment to providing moral, political and diplomatic support to the ``just cause of Kashmir''.
		Tarar said India was ``turning its back on peace'' by refusing Pakistan's repeated offers for negotiations.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/07/07/stories/0307000a.htm (257 words)

	Amnesty International Report 2002 - Asia and the Pacific - PAKISTAN
		The death penalty continued to be imposed and at least 13 people were executed.
		In June, General Pervez Musharraf, the Chief Executive since 1999, replaced Mohammad Rafiq Tarar as President.
		A meeting in Agra, India, in July between the Indian Prime Minister and President Musharraf failed to produce a joint statement because of President Musharraf's insistence that Kashmir was a central issue in bilateral relations.
	web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/asa/pakistan!Open (1776 words)

	Global Beat: Pakistan to Accelerate Missile Program
		Reports from Pakistan since the April 6 test of its Ghauri Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) suggest that Pakistan has other ballistic missiles under development and is planning to accelerate its missile development programme.
		The latest comments, made by Pakistani President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar on April 18, suggested that Pakistan was considering developing three further missiles.
		While the Ghauri has a range of some 1,500 km (930 miles), Pakistani spokesmen have suggested that the Ghaznavi would have a range of approximately 2,000 km (1,240 miles).
	www.bu.edu /globalbeat/nuclear/cdiss042498.html (793 words)

	Pakistan
		1964) ML 17 Oct 1951 - 6 Oct 1955 Ghulam Mohammad (b.
		1 Jan 1998 - 20 Jun 2001 Mohammad Rafiq Tarar (b.
		5 Jun 1975 - 30 Oct 1978 Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (s.a.)
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Pakistan.htm (1215 words)

	India - News - Musharraf Appoints New Law Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		ISLAMABAD - Former Sindh minister Shahida Jameel was appointed as Pakistan's new law minister on Tuesday, replacing Aziz A Munshi who resigned, an official statement said.
		President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar accepted the resignation tendered by Munshi, an official statement said, giving no reasons for the resignation.
		Munshi will continue to perform his duties and functions in his capacity as attorney general, the statement said.
	www3.estart.com /india/news/lawminister.html (123 words)

	Weekly News POLICY
		President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar on Thursday midnight promulgated an ordinance entitled the National Accountability Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance 2000 with immediate effect, making amendments in 25 clauses.
		The amendment outlines the conditions of the transfer of cases, their jurisdiction, mode of returning the gains by the accused and other issues relating to mismanagement of loans or default.
		Meanwhile, Rhone Poulenc which closed down its business and disposed of its assets in Pakistan on January 31, has terminated the services of its 39 employees based in various cities of the country.
	www.pakistaneconomist.com /issue2000/issue6/news4.htm (801 words)

	Nawaz in a Whirlpool
		Sharif has fallen out with the Awami National Party (ANP) in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM, formerly known as the Mohajir Qaumi Movement) in Sindh, both of which stood by him during his days in the opposition and contributed to his electoral success in 1997 in their provinces.
		His decision in October last year to appoint Gen. Musharraf as the COAS, was taken on the recommendation of his father, President Tarar and Lt.Gen. (Retd) Javed Nassir, former Director-General of the ISI, without consulting Gen. Jehangir Karamat, the outgoing Chief.
		The decision was also influenced by Mr.Sharif's dislike of Lt.Gen.Ali Quli Khan Khattak, a relative of Mr.Gohar Ayub, who, as the Director-General of Military Intelligence in 1995, had alerted Gen. Abdul Wahid Kakkar, the then COAS, and Mrs.
	www.saag.org /papers/paper85.html (1349 words)

	IDEAS 2000 Show Review
		The presence of delegates from 35 countries, with a combined procurement budget of over 20 billion dollars, prides IDEAS 2000 and its organizers for being the initiators in bringing together the nations with their geopolitical significance from across the globe.
		Rafiq Tarar said, ‘From being a country dependent on military aid from abroad, Pakistan is now in a position to meet a large portion of its defence needs indigenously.
		Pakistan has a large defence production sector which not only has the surplus capacity to meet the needs of friendly countries, but is also in a position to manufacture quality products for global defence industry companies.’
	www.defencejournal.com /2001/jan/ideas2000.htm (1389 words)

	Politics of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for non-Muslims
		chief of state: President Mohammad Rafiq TARAR (since 31 December 1997)
		election results: Rafiq TARAR elected president; percent of Parliament and provincial vote - NA; results are for the last election for prime minister prior to the military takeover of 12 October 1999 - Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - NA
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/p/po/politics_of_pakistan.html (542 words)

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