Malta's foreign minister Michael Frendo, who chairs the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) has expressed disappointment at Musharraf's November 3 decision to declare a state of emergency in Pakistan. He has warned President Musharraf to restore constitutional rule before holding elections or risk possible suspension from the Commonwealth.
While demanding the return to consitutionality accompanied by free and fair elections, Frendo said that Musharraf would be "wrong" to ignore the Commonwealth.
Pakistan was suspended from the group's councils in 1999 following the military coup that brought Musharraf to power. However, the country was reinstated to full membership in May 2004, but has been on the watch list of the CMAG ever since.
Hindustan Times
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