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| Musharraf to 'quit as army chief' | Musharraf to 'quit as army chief' |
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| Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf plans to stand down as army chief 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. |
| He is seeking re-election by parliament before its term expires in mid-October. | He is seeking re-election by parliament before its term expires in mid-October. |
| Pakistan's Supreme Court meanwhile is debating his right to remain army chief if he stands for president again. | |
| "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. | "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. |
| There has been growing opposition to Gen Musharraf's contention that he is constitutionally allowed to be both president and head of the army at the same time. | |
| The Supreme Court is hearing six petitions seeking to disqualify Gen Musharraf as a presidential candidate. | |
| Gen Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. |