Pakistan elections on 18 February 2008

February 16, 2008

Dear friends,

The elections in Pakistan will be held in a few days and Pervez Musharraf will be standing for office again.

In the 28° Scorpio rising chart, the MARS major period and SUN sub-period are running until 21 May 2008. The 10th lord Sun is moderately strong at 25° 02' Cancer and closely influencing the 9th and 3rd houses, explaining why he is a political strongman. As 9th lord MOON, the dispositor of the Sun, is combust the Sun natally, it weakens the Sun but an aspect from 4th lord Satun to Moon is helpful.

On election day, the Sun will still be transit conjunct the stationary nodal axis, which is stationary afflicting exactly his 11th lord MERCURY at 3° 46' Leo and 10th house. The dispositor of the Sun in transit is 4th lord SATURN. On election day Saturn will be at 11° 38' Leo where it is conjunct his natal FM RAHU at 11° 10' Leo and 6th lord Mars at 13° 17' Leo. This indicates the sub-period lord, the Sun, is really under a lot of pressure. Also, this natal placement of Rahu and Mars exaplains vividly why his life has been embroiled in such crisis in the autumn of 2007 when transit KETU and transit Saturn became conjunct at those degrees, which contain these malefics natally.

Given the dire transits, it looks like Musharraf will be faced with a difficult outcome. However, the transit position of the Sun and Saturn will begin to improve in March 2008.

As there is no information about other candidates, it is hard to predict the outcome of the election. All we can say is that the period influence for Musharraf is generally supportive but the transit influences on election day are not. However, a couple of weeks after the elections the transits seem to improve.

That said, during his Mars/Moon period, the nodes will become stationary at around 24° 40' Capricorn and Cancer from June to September 2008 - right on top of his natal Sun at 25° 02' Cancer. At that time, he will likely face a renewed crisis.

Best wishes,

Thor

General election in Pakistan

General Elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original date to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament).

In the wake of state of emergency declared on 3 November 2007 by Chief of the Army Staff Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Information Minister Tariq Azeem said that elections are now "on the back burner", with no date set. However, it was later stated they would be held as planned. Musharraf stated on 8 November 2007 that the election would be held by 15 February 2008. He later called for the election date to be on or before 9 January 2008. Even later, he suggested 8 January 2008 as the election date.Following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Election Commission announced after a meeting in Islamabad that a January 8 vote was no longer possible and the election would take place on 18 February.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_general_election,_2008

Major political parties:

1.Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the parliamentary wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded in 1967, on November 30 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who became its first chairman and later Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The PPP currently holds 81 seats in the national assembly and 11 seats in the senate. It forms the provincial government in Sindh is the official opposition in Punjab. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, it was in first place, with about 30% of the vote. It is strong in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab.

2. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML "Nawaz group")is a centrist conservative party that has been led from Saudi Arabia by Nawaz Sharif. It currently holds 19 seats in the national assembly and 4 seats in the senate. Although twice elected as Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif was criticized for wide-spread corruption and extra-judicial killings. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December, the PML/N was in second place, with about 25% of the vote. It is strong in Punjab province.

3. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML "Quaid-i-Azam group"), the party supporting current president, Pervez Musharraf), and officially called Pakistan Muslim League. PML/Q is a centrist conservative party that forms the current national government. It currently holds 142 seats in the national assembly and 43 seats in the senate.

In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, the PML/Q was in third place, with about 23% of the vote. It is strong in urban areas of the two large provinces (Punjab and Sindh). It forms the provincial government in Punjab.

4. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), previously known as Mohajir Qaumi Movement. The party was formed firstly as student's organization in University of Karachi as the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization (APMSO) in 11 June 1978. MQM currently holds 17 seats in the national assembly and 7 seats in the senate. It is the official opposition in Sindh province. In the Angus Reid poll of 22-December, the MQM was in sixth place, with 2% of the vote

5. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a coalition of six religious parties. In the Angus-Reid pre-election pollsof 22-December, the MMA was in fifth place, with 4% of the vote.

6. Twelve other parties hold a total of 20 seats in the national assembly and 18 seats in the senate. The PTI party led by Imran Khan is boycotting the elections, but was in fourth place in the Angus-Reid poll of 22-December, with 6% of the vote. The PTI is strong in NWFP, where it forms the official opposition.

February 15, 2008 -- Updated 1305 GMT (2105 HKT)

Pakistan elections: Facts and figures

Story Highlights

* Pakistan holding elections on February 18

* Nation has parliamentary system of government

* Elections to the assemblies take place every five years

By Mariam ChaudhryFor CNN

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's citizens head to the polls on February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine the future of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.

Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system of government. The nation's parliament consists of the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower House (National Assembly) and the four provincial assemblies. Elections to the national and provincial assemblies take place every five years.

The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats: 272 general seats, 60 reserved seats for the women and 10 seats for the non-Muslims.

General seats are filled by direct and free vote; the reserved seats are filled through a proportional representation system. Political parties are allotted reserved seats according to the number of general seats won by them in the elections.

Of a total of 272 general seats, Punjab has a share of 148 seats, Sindh has 61 seats, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) has 35 seats, and Balochistan has 14 seats, with 12 seats going to the FATA and 2 to the federal capital.

Pakistan has held six general elections in the past 22 years in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2002.

The president of Pakistan, at his discretion, appoints a "Chief Election Commissioner" who heads the Election Commission (EC). The Election Commission is an independent and autonomous constitutional body responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent elections.

In 2008, 49 political parties applied for poll symbols with the EC. In comparison in 2002, 77 political parties took part in the election process

The total number of voters listed on the electoral rolls for 2008 are approximately 81 million.

Registered voters in the province of Punjab number 44.9 million. Sindh has 19.5 million registered voters, NWFP has 11 million and Balochistan has slightly more than 4.3 million registered

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February 16, 2008

Dear Thor,

Here I would like to correct one thing. President Pervez Musharraf is

not going to contest the Elections on February 18, 2008. Nor he will

stand in near future. After doffing off the military uniform and

office of Chief of Army Staff on November 2007, he has already elected

for president's office. However, opposition parties and lawyers are

continuously pressurizing him to give up the position of president as

well.

Regards,

M. Imran

SAMVA , Cosmologer <cosmologer wrote:

>

> Dear friends,

>

> The elections in Pakistan will be held in a few days and Pervez

Musharraf will be standing for office again.

>

> In the 28° Scorpio rising chart, the MARS major period and SUN

sub-period are running until 21 May 2008. The 10th lord Sun is

moderately strong at 25° 02' Cancer and closely influencing the 9th

and 3rd houses, explaining why he is a political strongman. As 9th

lord MOON, the dispositor of the Sun, is combust the Sun natally, it

weakens the Sun but an aspect from 4th lord Satun to Moon is helpful.

>

> On election day, the Sun will still be transit conjunct the

stationary nodal axis, which is stationary afflicting exactly his 11th

lord MERCURY at 3° 46' Leo and 10th house. The dispositor of the Sun

in transit is 4th lord SATURN. On election day Saturn will be at 11°

38' Leo where it is conjunct his natal FM RAHU at 11° 10' Leo and 6th

lord Mars at 13° 17' Leo. This indicates the sub-period lord, the Sun,

is really under a lot of pressure. Also, this natal placement of Rahu

and Mars exaplains vividly why his life has been embroiled in such

crisis in the autumn of 2007 when transit KETU and transit Saturn

became conjunct at those degrees, which contain these malefics natally.

>

> Given the dire transits, it looks like Musharraf will be faced with

a difficult outcome. However, the transit position of the Sun and

Saturn will begin to improve in March 2008.

>

> As there is no information about other candidates, it is hard to

predict the outcome of the election. All we can say is that the period

influence for Musharraf is generally supportive but the transit

influences on election day are not. However, a couple of weeks after

the elections the transits seem to improve.

>

> That said, during his Mars/Moon period, the nodes will become

stationary at around 24° 40' Capricorn and Cancer from June to

September 2008 - right on top of his natal Sun at 25° 02' Cancer. At

that time, he will likely face a renewed crisis.

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Thor

>

> General election in Pakistan

> General Elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 18

February 2008 after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original

date to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower

house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament).

>

> In the wake of state of emergency declared on 3 November 2007 by

Chief of the Army Staff Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Information

Minister Tariq Azeem said that elections are now " on the back burner " ,

with no date set. However, it was later stated they would be held as

planned. Musharraf stated on 8 November 2007 that the election would

be held by 15 February 2008. He later called for the election date to

be on or before 9 January 2008. Even later, he suggested 8 January

2008 as the election date.Following the assassination of Benazir

Bhutto, the Election Commission announced after a meeting in Islamabad

that a January 8 vote was no longer possible and the election would

take place on 18 February.

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_general_election,_2008

>

> Major political parties:

> 1.Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the parliamentary

wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded in 1967, on

November 30 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who became its first chairman and

later Prime Minister of Pakistan.

> The PPP currently holds 81 seats in the national assembly and 11

seats in the senate. It forms the provincial government in Sindh is

the official opposition in Punjab. In the Angus-Reid pre-election

polls of 22-December-2007, it was in first place, with about 30% of

the vote. It is strong in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab.

>

> 2. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML " Nawaz group " )is a centrist

conservative party that has been led from Saudi Arabia by Nawaz

Sharif. It currently holds 19 seats in the national assembly and 4

seats in the senate. Although twice elected as Prime Minister, Nawaz

Sharif was criticized for wide-spread corruption and extra-judicial

killings. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December, the

PML/N was in second place, with about 25% of the vote. It is strong in

Punjab province.

>

> 3. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML " Quaid-i-Azam group " ), the party

supporting current president, Pervez Musharraf), and officially called

Pakistan Muslim League. PML/Q is a centrist conservative party that

forms the current national government. It currently holds 142 seats in

the national assembly and 43 seats in the senate.

> In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, the PML/Q

was in third place, with about 23% of the vote. It is strong in urban

areas of the two large provinces (Punjab and Sindh). It forms the

provincial government in Punjab.

>

> 4. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), previously known as Mohajir Qaumi

Movement. The party was formed firstly as student's organization in

University of Karachi as the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization

(APMSO) in 11 June 1978. MQM currently holds 17 seats in the national

assembly and 7 seats in the senate. It is the official opposition in

Sindh province. In the Angus Reid poll of 22-December, the MQM was in

sixth place, with 2% of the vote

>

> 5. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a coalition of six religious

parties. In the Angus-Reid pre-election pollsof 22-December, the MMA

was in fifth place, with 4% of the vote.

>

> 6. Twelve other parties hold a total of 20 seats in the national

assembly and 18 seats in the senate. The PTI party led by Imran Khan

is boycotting the elections, but was in fourth place in the Angus-Reid

poll of 22-December, with 6% of the vote. The PTI is strong in NWFP,

where it forms the official opposition.

>

> February 15, 2008 -- Updated 1305 GMT (2105 HKT)

> Pakistan elections: Facts and figures

> Story Highlights

> * Pakistan holding elections on February 18

>

> * Nation has parliamentary system of government

>

> * Elections to the assemblies take place every five years

>

> By Mariam Chaudhry

> For CNN

> ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's citizens head to the polls

on February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine the

future of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.

> Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system of government. The

nation's parliament consists of the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower

House (National Assembly) and the four provincial assemblies.

Elections to the national and provincial assemblies take place every

five years.

> The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats: 272 general

seats, 60 reserved seats for the women and 10 seats for the non-Muslims.

> General seats are filled by direct and free vote; the reserved seats

are filled through a proportional representation system. Political

parties are allotted reserved seats according to the number of general

seats won by them in the elections.

> Of a total of 272 general seats, Punjab has a share of 148 seats,

Sindh has 61 seats, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) has 35

seats, and Balochistan has 14 seats, with 12 seats going to the FATA

and 2 to the federal capital.

> Pakistan has held six general elections in the past 22 years in

1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2002.

> The president of Pakistan, at his discretion, appoints a " Chief

Election Commissioner " who heads the Election Commission (EC). The

Election Commission is an independent and autonomous constitutional

body responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent elections.

> In 2008, 49 political parties applied for poll symbols with the EC.

In comparison in 2002, 77 political parties took part in the election

process

> The total number of voters listed on the electoral rolls for 2008

are approximately 81 million.

> Registered voters in the province of Punjab number 44.9 million.

Sindh has 19.5 million registered voters, NWFP has 11 million and

Balochistan has slightly more than 4.3 million registered

>

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>

February 16, 2008

Dear Mr. Imran,

Thanks for the clarification. In any event, we can follow his position later this year, when the transits again become challenging for him.

Best wishes,

Thor

Muhammad Imran <astroimranSAMVA Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:30:43 PM Re: Pakistan elections on 18 February 2008Dear Thor,Here I would like to correct one thing. President Pervez Musharraf isnot going to contest the Elections on February 18, 2008. Nor he willstand in near future. After doffing off the military uniform andoffice of Chief of Army Staff on November 2007, he has already electedfor president's office. However, opposition parties and lawyers arecontinuously pressurizing him to give up the position of president aswell.Regards,M. ImranSAMVA , Cosmologer <cosmologer

wrote:>> Dear friends,> > The elections in Pakistan will be held in a few days and PervezMusharraf will be standing for office again.> > In the 28° Scorpio rising chart, the MARS major period and SUNsub-period are running until 21 May 2008. The 10th lord Sun ismoderately strong at 25° 02' Cancer and closely influencing the 9thand 3rd houses, explaining why he is a political strongman. As 9thlord MOON, the dispositor of the Sun, is combust the Sun natally, itweakens the Sun but an aspect from 4th lord Satun to Moon is helpful. > > On election day, the Sun will still be transit conjunct thestationary nodal axis, which is stationary afflicting exactly his 11thlord MERCURY at 3° 46' Leo and 10th house. The dispositor of the Sunin transit is 4th lord SATURN. On election day Saturn will be at 11°38' Leo where it is conjunct his natal FM RAHU at 11° 10' Leo and

6thlord Mars at 13° 17' Leo. This indicates the sub-period lord, the Sun,is really under a lot of pressure. Also, this natal placement of Rahuand Mars exaplains vividly why his life has been embroiled in suchcrisis in the autumn of 2007 when transit KETU and transit Saturnbecame conjunct at those degrees, which contain these malefics natally. > > Given the dire transits, it looks like Musharraf will be faced witha difficult outcome. However, the transit position of the Sun andSaturn will begin to improve in March 2008.> > As there is no information about other candidates, it is hard topredict the outcome of the election. All we can say is that the periodinfluence for Musharraf is generally supportive but the transitinfluences on election day are not. However, a couple of weeks afterthe elections the transits seem to improve. > > That said, during his Mars/Moon period,

the nodes will becomestationary at around 24° 40' Capricorn and Cancer from June toSeptember 2008 - right on top of his natal Sun at 25° 02' Cancer. Atthat time, he will likely face a renewed crisis.> > Best wishes,> > Thor> > General election in Pakistan> General Elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 18February 2008 after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the originaldate to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lowerhouse of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament).> > In the wake of state of emergency declared on 3 November 2007 byChief of the Army Staff Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's InformationMinister Tariq Azeem said that elections are now "on the back burner",with no date set. However, it was later stated they would be held asplanned. Musharraf stated on 8 November 2007 that the election wouldbe

held by 15 February 2008. He later called for the election date tobe on or before 9 January 2008. Even later, he suggested 8 January2008 as the election date.Following the assassination of BenazirBhutto, the Election Commission announced after a meeting in Islamabadthat a January 8 vote was no longer possible and the election wouldtake place on 18 February.> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_general_election,_2008> > Major political parties:> 1.Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the parliamentarywing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded in 1967, onNovember 30 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who became its first chairman andlater Prime Minister of Pakistan.> The PPP currently holds 81 seats in the national assembly and 11seats in the senate. It forms the provincial

government in Sindh isthe official opposition in Punjab. In the Angus-Reid pre-electionpolls of 22-December-2007, it was in first place, with about 30% ofthe vote. It is strong in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab.> > 2. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML "Nawaz group")is a centristconservative party that has been led from Saudi Arabia by NawazSharif. It currently holds 19 seats in the national assembly and 4seats in the senate. Although twice elected as Prime Minister, NawazSharif was criticized for wide-spread corruption and extra-judicialkillings. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December, thePML/N was in second place, with about 25% of the vote. It is strong inPunjab province.> > 3. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML "Quaid-i-Azam group"), the partysupporting current president, Pervez Musharraf), and officially calledPakistan Muslim League. PML/Q is a

centrist conservative party thatforms the current national government. It currently holds 142 seats inthe national assembly and 43 seats in the senate. > In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, the PML/Qwas in third place, with about 23% of the vote. It is strong in urbanareas of the two large provinces (Punjab and Sindh). It forms theprovincial government in Punjab.> > 4. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), previously known as Mohajir QaumiMovement. The party was formed firstly as student's organization inUniversity of Karachi as the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization(APMSO) in 11 June 1978. MQM currently holds 17 seats in the nationalassembly and 7 seats in the senate. It is the official opposition inSindh province. In the Angus Reid poll of 22-December, the MQM was insixth place, with 2% of the vote> > 5. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a

coalition of six religiousparties. In the Angus-Reid pre-election pollsof 22-December, the MMAwas in fifth place, with 4% of the vote.> > 6. Twelve other parties hold a total of 20 seats in the nationalassembly and 18 seats in the senate. The PTI party led by Imran Khanis boycotting the elections, but was in fourth place in the Angus-Reidpoll of 22-December, with 6% of the vote. The PTI is strong in NWFP,where it forms the official opposition.> > > February 15, 2008 -- Updated 1305 GMT (2105 HKT)> Pakistan elections: Facts and figures> Story Highlights > * Pakistan holding elections on February 18> > * Nation has parliamentary system of government> > * Elections to the assemblies take place every five years> > > > By Mariam Chaudhry> For CNN> ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's citizens head to

the pollson February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine thefuture of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.> Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system of government. Thenation's parliament consists of the Upper House (Senate) and the LowerHouse (National Assembly) and the four provincial assemblies.Elections to the national and provincial assemblies take place everyfive years. > The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats: 272 generalseats, 60 reserved seats for the women and 10 seats for the non-Muslims. > General seats are filled by direct and free vote; the reserved seatsare filled through a proportional representation system. Politicalparties are allotted reserved seats according to the number of generalseats won by them in the elections. > Of a total of 272 general seats, Punjab has a share of 148 seats,Sindh has 61 seats, the North-West

Frontier Province (NWFP) has 35seats, and Balochistan has 14 seats, with 12 seats going to the FATAand 2 to the federal capital. > Pakistan has held six general elections in the past 22 years in1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2002. > The president of Pakistan, at his discretion, appoints a "ChiefElection Commissioner" who heads the Election Commission (EC). TheElection Commission is an independent and autonomous constitutionalbody responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent elections. > In 2008, 49 political parties applied for poll symbols with the EC.In comparison in 2002, 77 political parties took part in the electionprocess> The total number of voters listed on the electoral rolls for 2008are approximately 81 million. > Registered voters in the province of Punjab number 44.9 million.Sindh has 19.5 million registered voters, NWFP has 11 million andBalochistan

has slightly more than 4.3 million registered> > > > Never miss a thing. Make your home page. > http://www./r/hs>

February 17, 2008

Dear friends,

Given the tranists in the chart of President Pervez Musharraf on

election day (Feb 18, 2008), it is likely the outcome of the

parliamentary election in Pakistan will not be in his favour or to

his liking.

Best wishes,

Thor

SAMVA , Cosmologer <cosmologer wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Imran,

>

> Thanks for the clarification. In any event, we can follow his

position later this year, when the transits again become challenging

for him.

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Thor

>

> Muhammad Imran <astroimran

> SAMVA

> Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:30:43 PM

> Re: Pakistan elections on 18 February 2008

>

> Dear Thor,

>

> Here I would like to correct one thing. President Pervez Musharraf

is

> not going to contest the Elections on February 18, 2008. Nor he will

> stand in near future. After doffing off the military uniform and

> office of Chief of Army Staff on November 2007, he has already

elected

> for president's office. However, opposition parties and lawyers are

> continuously pressurizing him to give up the position of president

as

> well.

>

> Regards,

> M. Imran

>

> SAMVA , Cosmologer <cosmologer@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear friends,

> >

> > The elections in Pakistan will be held in a few days and Pervez

> Musharraf will be standing for office again.

> >

> > In the 28° Scorpio rising chart, the MARS major period and SUN

> sub-period are running until 21 May 2008. The 10th lord Sun is

> moderately strong at 25° 02' Cancer and closely influencing the 9th

> and 3rd houses, explaining why he is a political strongman. As 9th

> lord MOON, the dispositor of the Sun, is combust the Sun natally, it

> weakens the Sun but an aspect from 4th lord Satun to Moon is

helpful.

> >

> > On election day, the Sun will still be transit conjunct the

> stationary nodal axis, which is stationary afflicting exactly his

11th

> lord MERCURY at 3° 46' Leo and 10th house. The dispositor of the Sun

> in transit is 4th lord SATURN. On election day Saturn will be at 11°

> 38' Leo where it is conjunct his natal FM RAHU at 11° 10' Leo and

6th

> lord Mars at 13° 17' Leo. This indicates the sub-period lord, the

Sun,

> is really under a lot of pressure. Also, this natal placement of

Rahu

> and Mars exaplains vividly why his life has been embroiled in such

> crisis in the autumn of 2007 when transit KETU and transit Saturn

> became conjunct at those degrees, which contain these malefics

natally.

> >

> > Given the dire transits, it looks like Musharraf will be faced

with

> a difficult outcome. However, the transit position of the Sun and

> Saturn will begin to improve in March 2008.

> >

> > As there is no information about other candidates, it is hard to

> predict the outcome of the election. All we can say is that the

period

> influence for Musharraf is generally supportive but the transit

> influences on election day are not. However, a couple of weeks after

> the elections the transits seem to improve.

> >

> > That said, during his Mars/Moon period, the nodes will become

> stationary at around 24° 40' Capricorn and Cancer from June to

> September 2008 - right on top of his natal Sun at 25° 02' Cancer. At

> that time, he will likely face a renewed crisis.

> >

> > Best wishes,

> >

> > Thor

> >

> > General election in Pakistan

> > General Elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 18

> February 2008 after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the

original

> date to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the

lower

> house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament).

> >

> > In the wake of state of emergency declared on 3 November 2007 by

> Chief of the Army Staff Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Information

> Minister Tariq Azeem said that elections are now " on the back

burner " ,

> with no date set. However, it was later stated they would be held as

> planned. Musharraf stated on 8 November 2007 that the election would

> be held by 15 February 2008. He later called for the election date

to

> be on or before 9 January 2008. Even later, he suggested 8 January

> 2008 as the election date.Following the assassination of Benazir

> Bhutto, the Election Commission announced after a meeting in

Islamabad

> that a January 8 vote was no longer possible and the election would

> take place on 18 February.

> >

> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_general_election,_2008

> >

> > Major political parties:

> > 1.Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the

parliamentary

> wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded in 1967, on

> November 30 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who became its first chairman and

> later Prime Minister of Pakistan.

> > The PPP currently holds 81 seats in the national assembly and 11

> seats in the senate. It forms the provincial government in Sindh is

> the official opposition in Punjab. In the Angus-Reid pre-election

> polls of 22-December-2007, it was in first place, with about 30% of

> the vote. It is strong in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab.

> >

> > 2. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML " Nawaz group " )is a centrist

> conservative party that has been led from Saudi Arabia by Nawaz

> Sharif. It currently holds 19 seats in the national assembly and 4

> seats in the senate. Although twice elected as Prime Minister, Nawaz

> Sharif was criticized for wide-spread corruption and extra-judicial

> killings. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December, the

> PML/N was in second place, with about 25% of the vote. It is strong

in

> Punjab province.

> >

> > 3. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML " Quaid-i-Azam group " ), the

party

> supporting current president, Pervez Musharraf), and officially

called

> Pakistan Muslim League. PML/Q is a centrist conservative party that

> forms the current national government. It currently holds 142 seats

in

> the national assembly and 43 seats in the senate.

> > In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, the

PML/Q

> was in third place, with about 23% of the vote. It is strong in

urban

> areas of the two large provinces (Punjab and Sindh). It forms the

> provincial government in Punjab.

> >

> > 4. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), previously known as Mohajir

Qaumi

> Movement. The party was formed firstly as student's organization in

> University of Karachi as the All Pakistan Muhajir Student

Organization

> (APMSO) in 11 June 1978. MQM currently holds 17 seats in the

national

> assembly and 7 seats in the senate. It is the official opposition in

> Sindh province. In the Angus Reid poll of 22-December, the MQM was

in

> sixth place, with 2% of the vote

> >

> > 5. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a coalition of six religious

> parties. In the Angus-Reid pre-election pollsof 22-December, the MMA

> was in fifth place, with 4% of the vote.

> >

> > 6. Twelve other parties hold a total of 20 seats in the national

> assembly and 18 seats in the senate. The PTI party led by Imran Khan

> is boycotting the elections, but was in fourth place in the Angus-

Reid

> poll of 22-December, with 6% of the vote. The PTI is strong in NWFP,

> where it forms the official opposition.

> >

> > February 15, 2008 -- Updated 1305 GMT (2105 HKT)

> > Pakistan elections: Facts and figures

> > Story Highlights

> > * Pakistan holding elections on February 18

> >

> > * Nation has parliamentary system of government

> >

> > * Elections to the assemblies take place every five years

> >

> > By Mariam Chaudhry

> > For CNN

> > ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's citizens head to the polls

> on February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine the

> future of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.

> > Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system of government. The

> nation's parliament consists of the Upper House (Senate) and the

Lower

> House (National Assembly) and the four provincial assemblies.

> Elections to the national and provincial assemblies take place every

> five years.

> > The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats: 272

general

> seats, 60 reserved seats for the women and 10 seats for the non-

Muslims.

> > General seats are filled by direct and free vote; the reserved

seats

> are filled through a proportional representation system. Political

> parties are allotted reserved seats according to the number of

general

> seats won by them in the elections.

> > Of a total of 272 general seats, Punjab has a share of 148 seats,

> Sindh has 61 seats, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) has 35

> seats, and Balochistan has 14 seats, with 12 seats going to the FATA

> and 2 to the federal capital.

> > Pakistan has held six general elections in the past 22 years in

> 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2002.

> > The president of Pakistan, at his discretion, appoints a " Chief

> Election Commissioner " who heads the Election Commission (EC). The

> Election Commission is an independent and autonomous constitutional

> body responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent

elections.

> > In 2008, 49 political parties applied for poll symbols with the

EC.

> In comparison in 2002, 77 political parties took part in the

election

> process

> > The total number of voters listed on the electoral rolls for 2008

> are approximately 81 million.

> > Registered voters in the province of Punjab number 44.9 million.

> Sindh has 19.5 million registered voters, NWFP has 11 million and

> Balochistan has slightly more than 4.3 million registered

> >

>

____________________

______________

> > Never miss a thing. Make your home page.

> > http://www./r/hs

>

February 19, 2008

updated 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

Early results deal blow to Musharraf

Story Highlights

* Thousands of ecstatic Pakistanis take to the streets waving placards* Musharraf's PML-Q says it accepts results; leader stops short of conceding* Security forces reported at least four bombings at or near polling places

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Thousands of ecstatic Pakistanis took to the streets Tuesday, waving placards and breaking into impromptu songs, as early poll results indicated that the country's opposition looked set to deal a crushing blow to President Pervez Musharraf.

Headlines hail early results at a roadside stall in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

"All the King's Men, Gone!" blared the headline in the English-language The Daily Times. "Heavyweights knocked out," proclaimed the newspaper, Dawn.

Final results are not expected before Tuesday evening, but early numbers released by the election commission showed big wins for the opposition parties of two former prime ministers -- one slain and one deposed.

By 1 p.m. Tuesday (0800 GMT), the election commission had posted results for 137 seats in the National Assembly.

The Pakistan People's Party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto won 39 seats.

Also capturing 39 seats was the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the party of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Sharif was deposed in a bloodless coup that brought Musharraf to power in 1999. He, like Bhutto, returned from exile late last year to compete in the elections.

The party affiliated with Musharraf, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q won 16 seats in the preliminary results.

There are a total of 272 seats in the assembly.

So, even when the polling results are official, the politicking will continue. The parties will now try to form alliances, and it may still be a few days before a clearer picture emerges of what the elections mean for the political future of Musharraf.

If either of two main opposition parties win a two-thirds majority in parliament, they could take steps to impeach Musharraf. That also could happen if the opposition parties together capture two-thirds of the seats in parliament and then form a coalition.

The representatives for the various parties shared figures with CNN that varied from the official count, but still showed a similar trend.

A Pakistan People's Party spokesman said the party had won 85 seats. Sharif's party spokesman put their numbers at 65 seats. And the Pakistan Muslim League-Q said they had taken 33 seats.

The parliamentary elections, held Monday, were the first in the country in six years. The voting ended with relatively little violence and no overt signs of tampering.

There were fewer than 20 deaths across the nation tied to election-related violence, Information Minister Nissar Memon told CNN.

Memom said the results were proof that Musharraf had delivered on his promise of a free and fair elections.

Though voters are choosing a parliament, the ballot is also a referendum on Musharraf, whose political survival hangs in the balance. Musharraf said Monday that "Whatever the result, we will accept it with grace."

"Whoever is the prime minister, I will work with that person in a reconciliatory mode," the former general, who seized power in a 1999 coup, told reporters. "We should end confrontationalist politics. Let's enter into a conciliatory politics."

The elections had been scheduled for early January, but were postponed after Bhutto's killing in December. About 81 million people were eligible to vote in the elections, but it was unclear how many stayed home fearing violence after a series of deadly attacks have killed more than 400 people since December.

Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Muhammad Farooq said it was "too early" to comment on turnout. About 41 percent of registered voters in this country of 164 million participated in the 2002 vote.

The elections are crucial from an American standpoint. Washington has poured billions of dollars in aid toward Musharraf's government, an ally in its battle against the al Qaeda terrorist network and the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement in neighboring Afghanistan.

The Bush administration's priority for Pakistan is to deprive al Qaeda of the sanctuary it has established along the country's rugged border with Afghanistan, and to reverse the momentum the Taliban has achieved in attacks on both sides of the border.

But given that many Pakistanis disapprove of the way Musharraf has carried out his end of the "war on terror" -- and used it as a crutch to explain away many of his unpopular moves -- analysts say it's unlikely a new government will move as aggressively on counterterrorism issues as the U.S. would like.

For the average Pakistani, Musharraf's unpopularity has to do with factors that are closer to home: shortage of essential food items, power cuts, and a skyrocketing inflation.

cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:50:37 PM Re: Pakistan elections on 18 February 2008Dear friends,Given the tranists in the chart of President Pervez Musharraf on election day (Feb 18, 2008), it is likely the outcome of the parliamentary election in Pakistan will not be in his favour or to his liking.Best wishes,ThorSAMVA , Cosmologer <cosmologer wrote:>> Dear Mr. Imran,> > Thanks for the clarification. In any event, we can follow his position later this year, when the transits again become challenging for him. > > Best

wishes,> > Thor> > > > Muhammad Imran <astroimran> SAMVA > Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:30:43 PM> Re: Pakistan elections on 18 February 2008> > Dear Thor,> > Here I would like to correct one thing. President Pervez Musharraf is> not going to contest the Elections on February 18, 2008. Nor he will> stand in near future. After doffing off the military uniform and> office of Chief of Army Staff on November 2007, he has already elected> for president's office. However, opposition parties and lawyers are> continuously pressurizing him to give up the position of president as> well.> > Regards,> M. Imran> > >

> SAMVA , Cosmologer <cosmologer@> wrote:> >> > Dear friends,> > > > The elections in Pakistan will be held in a few days and Pervez> Musharraf will be standing for office again.> > > > In the 28° Scorpio rising chart, the MARS major period and SUN> sub-period are running until 21 May 2008. The 10th lord Sun is> moderately strong at 25° 02' Cancer and closely influencing the 9th> and 3rd houses, explaining why he is a political strongman. As 9th> lord MOON, the dispositor of the Sun, is combust the Sun natally, it> weakens the Sun but an aspect from 4th lord Satun to Moon is helpful. > > > > On election day, the Sun will still be transit conjunct the> stationary nodal axis, which is stationary afflicting

exactly his 11th> lord MERCURY at 3° 46' Leo and 10th house. The dispositor of the Sun> in transit is 4th lord SATURN. On election day Saturn will be at 11°> 38' Leo where it is conjunct his natal FM RAHU at 11° 10' Leo and 6th> lord Mars at 13° 17' Leo. This indicates the sub-period lord, the Sun,> is really under a lot of pressure. Also, this natal placement of Rahu> and Mars exaplains vividly why his life has been embroiled in such> crisis in the autumn of 2007 when transit KETU and transit Saturn> became conjunct at those degrees, which contain these malefics natally. > > > > Given the dire transits, it looks like Musharraf will be faced with> a difficult outcome. However, the transit position of the Sun and> Saturn will begin to improve in March 2008.> > > > As there is no information about other candidates, it

is hard to> predict the outcome of the election. All we can say is that the period> influence for Musharraf is generally supportive but the transit> influences on election day are not. However, a couple of weeks after> the elections the transits seem to improve. > > > > That said, during his Mars/Moon period, the nodes will become> stationary at around 24° 40' Capricorn and Cancer from June to> September 2008 - right on top of his natal Sun at 25° 02' Cancer. At> that time, he will likely face a renewed crisis.> > > > Best wishes,> > > > Thor> > > > General election in Pakistan> > General Elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 18> February 2008 after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original> date to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower>

house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament).> > > > In the wake of state of emergency declared on 3 November 2007 by> Chief of the Army Staff Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Information> Minister Tariq Azeem said that elections are now "on the back burner",> with no date set. However, it was later stated they would be held as> planned. Musharraf stated on 8 November 2007 that the election would> be held by 15 February 2008. He later called for the election date to> be on or before 9 January 2008. Even later, he suggested 8 January> 2008 as the election date.Following the assassination of Benazir> Bhutto, the Election Commission announced after a meeting in Islamabad> that a January 8 vote was no longer possible and the election would> take place on 18 February.> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_general_election,_2008> > > > Major political parties:> > 1.Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the parliamentary> wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded in 1967, on> November 30 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who became its first chairman and> later Prime Minister of Pakistan.> > The PPP currently holds 81 seats in the national assembly and 11> seats in the senate. It forms the provincial government in Sindh is> the official opposition in Punjab. In the Angus-Reid pre-election> polls of 22-December-2007, it was in first place, with about 30% of> the vote. It is strong in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab.> > > > 2. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML "Nawaz group")is a centrist>

conservative party that has been led from Saudi Arabia by Nawaz> Sharif. It currently holds 19 seats in the national assembly and 4> seats in the senate. Although twice elected as Prime Minister, Nawaz> Sharif was criticized for wide-spread corruption and extra-judicial> killings. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December, the> PML/N was in second place, with about 25% of the vote. It is strong in> Punjab province.> > > > 3. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML "Quaid-i-Azam group"), the party> supporting current president, Pervez Musharraf), and officially called> Pakistan Muslim League. PML/Q is a centrist conservative party that> forms the current national government. It currently holds 142 seats in> the national assembly and 43 seats in the senate. > > In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, the

PML/Q> was in third place, with about 23% of the vote. It is strong in urban> areas of the two large provinces (Punjab and Sindh). It forms the> provincial government in Punjab.> > > > 4. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), previously known as Mohajir Qaumi> Movement. The party was formed firstly as student's organization in> University of Karachi as the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization> (APMSO) in 11 June 1978. MQM currently holds 17 seats in the national> assembly and 7 seats in the senate. It is the official opposition in> Sindh province. In the Angus Reid poll of 22-December, the MQM was in> sixth place, with 2% of the vote> > > > 5. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a coalition of six religious> parties. In the Angus-Reid pre-election pollsof 22-December, the MMA> was in fifth place, with 4% of the

vote.> > > > 6. Twelve other parties hold a total of 20 seats in the national> assembly and 18 seats in the senate. The PTI party led by Imran Khan> is boycotting the elections, but was in fourth place in the Angus-Reid> poll of 22-December, with 6% of the vote. The PTI is strong in NWFP,> where it forms the official opposition.> > > > > > February 15, 2008 -- Updated 1305 GMT (2105 HKT)> > Pakistan elections: Facts and figures> > Story Highlights > > * Pakistan holding elections on February 18> > > > * Nation has parliamentary system of government> > > > * Elections to the assemblies take place every five years> > > > > > > > By Mariam Chaudhry> > For CNN> > ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's citizens head to the polls> on

February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine the> future of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.> > Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system of government. The> nation's parliament consists of the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower> House (National Assembly) and the four provincial assemblies.> Elections to the national and provincial assemblies take place every> five years. > > The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats: 272 general> seats, 60 reserved seats for the women and 10 seats for the non-Muslims. > > General seats are filled by direct and free vote; the reserved seats> are filled through a proportional representation system. Political> parties are allotted reserved seats according to the number of general> seats won by them in the elections. > > Of a total of 272 general seats, Punjab

has a share of 148 seats,> Sindh has 61 seats, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) has 35> seats, and Balochistan has 14 seats, with 12 seats going to the FATA> and 2 to the federal capital. > > Pakistan has held six general elections in the past 22 years in> 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2002. > > The president of Pakistan, at his discretion, appoints a "Chief> Election Commissioner" who heads the Election Commission (EC). The> Election Commission is an independent and autonomous constitutional> body responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent elections. > > In 2008, 49 political parties applied for poll symbols with the EC.> In comparison in 2002, 77 political parties took part in the election> process> > The total number of voters listed on the electoral rolls for 2008> are approximately 81 million. > >

Registered voters in the province of Punjab number 44.9 million.> Sindh has 19.5 million registered voters, NWFP has 11 million and> Balochistan has slightly more than 4.3 million registered> > > > > > > > > Never miss a thing. Make your home page. > > http://www./r/hs> >> > > > > >

February 19, 2008

Congratulations dear Thor on your prediction!

Warm regards,Shayn

Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:21:34 AMRe: Re: Pakistan elections on 18 February 2008