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| Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf plans to stand down as army head by 15 November, an official from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) says. | Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf plans to stand down as army head by 15 November, an official from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) says. |
| Gen Musharraf will resign from the powerful post after the presidential elections, said Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the PML's secretary general. | Gen Musharraf will resign from the powerful post after the presidential elections, said Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the PML's secretary general. |
| Pakistan's Supreme Court meanwhile is debating his right to remain army chief if he seeks another term as president. | Pakistan's Supreme Court meanwhile is debating his right to remain army chief if he seeks another term as president. |
| Gen Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. | Gen Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. |
| He is seeking re-election by parliament before its term expires in mid-October. | |
| "We expect that after his re-election process next month, God willing, Gen Musharraf would take his oath of office as a civilian president before November 15," said Mr Sayed. |