Post by Steve Gardner on Nov 26, 2007 20:48:25 GMT
Source and full article here - Associated Press
By SADAQAT JAN – 38 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pervez Musharraf will retire as chief of Pakistan's army at midweek, his aides announced Monday as the embattled leader grappled with a political scene roiled by the return of an exiled former prime minister in time for crucial January elections.
Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by the 1999 coup that put Musharraf in power, quickly registered Monday to run in the election although he didn't drop his call for a boycott that could undermine the ballot's legitimacy.
Sharif appealed for support from Pakistanis unhappy with Musharraf's U.S. alliance, portraying himself as a politician who kept himself at arms length from Washington in contrast to the U.S.-friendly stance of the president and the other key opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto.
By SADAQAT JAN – 38 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pervez Musharraf will retire as chief of Pakistan's army at midweek, his aides announced Monday as the embattled leader grappled with a political scene roiled by the return of an exiled former prime minister in time for crucial January elections.
Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by the 1999 coup that put Musharraf in power, quickly registered Monday to run in the election although he didn't drop his call for a boycott that could undermine the ballot's legitimacy.
Sharif appealed for support from Pakistanis unhappy with Musharraf's U.S. alliance, portraying himself as a politician who kept himself at arms length from Washington in contrast to the U.S.-friendly stance of the president and the other key opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto.
