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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. | 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. | 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. |
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| 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. | 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. | The Supreme Court is hearing six petitions seeking to disqualify Gen Musharraf as a presidential candidate. |
| The petitions have been filed by, among others, Pakistan's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, former cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and an association of lawyers. | |
| The six petitions also oppose Gen Musharraf's plan to seek re-election by the outgoing parliament, saying there should be a general election first. | |
| Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto announced on Friday that she intends to return to Pakistan from exile on 18 October to contest parliamentary elections, which must be held by mid-January. | |
| She was said to have been in negotiations with Gen Musharraf over a deal that would allow her a third term as prime minister in exchange for her support for his plan to be re-elected president. | |
| Gen Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. | Gen Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. |