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| Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to seal a reconciliation agreement with President Pervez Musharraf. | Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to seal a reconciliation agreement with President Pervez Musharraf. |
| The deal would take some of the pressure off Gen Musharraf ahead of a presidential election on Saturday. | |
| But he still faces challenges to his candidacy in the Supreme Court, which could delay the vote. | But he still faces challenges to his candidacy in the Supreme Court, which could delay the vote. |
| Ms Bhutto has pledged to return to Pakistan from self-exile on 18 October to fight general elections in January. | Ms Bhutto has pledged to return to Pakistan from self-exile on 18 October to fight general elections in January. |
| She left Pakistan before Gen Musharraf took power in 1999. | She left Pakistan before Gen Musharraf took power in 1999. |
| The agreement cancels corruption charges against Benazir Bhutto and other politicians in the name of national reconciliation, says the BBC's Barbara Plett, in Islamabad. | The agreement cancels corruption charges against Benazir Bhutto and other politicians in the name of national reconciliation, says the BBC's Barbara Plett, in Islamabad. |
| Ms Bhutto has now dropped her threat to join the rest of the opposition in a parliamentary walk-out aimed at discrediting Saturday's presidential poll. | Ms Bhutto has now dropped her threat to join the rest of the opposition in a parliamentary walk-out aimed at discrediting Saturday's presidential poll. |
| KEY DATES 2 Oct: Date main opposition alliance began boycotting assemblies 06 Oct: Presidential vote to be held, election commission says 18 Oct: Date ex-PM Benazir Bhutto has set for her homecoming 15 Nov: Parliamentary term ends and general election must be held Send us your comments | KEY DATES 2 Oct: Date main opposition alliance began boycotting assemblies 06 Oct: Presidential vote to be held, election commission says 18 Oct: Date ex-PM Benazir Bhutto has set for her homecoming 15 Nov: Parliamentary term ends and general election must be held Send us your comments |
| Opponents say it is unconstitutional for a military officer to be elected president. | Opponents say it is unconstitutional for a military officer to be elected president. |
| They are challenging Gen Musharraf's candidacy in the Supreme Court for a second time, and the court is due to rule on Friday about whether to postpone the vote. | They are challenging Gen Musharraf's candidacy in the Supreme Court for a second time, and the court is due to rule on Friday about whether to postpone the vote. |
| If the verdict favours Gen Musharraf, he is expected to formalise the reconciliation deal with Ms Bhutto. | If the verdict favours Gen Musharraf, he is expected to formalise the reconciliation deal with Ms Bhutto. |
| This would pave the way for Ms Bhutto to return to Pakistan for forthcoming general elections. | This would pave the way for Ms Bhutto to return to Pakistan for forthcoming general elections. |
| If her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) does well, she could end up sharing power with Gen Musharraf, our correspondent. | If her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) does well, she could end up sharing power with Gen Musharraf, our correspondent. |
| Scores of opposition MPs have resigned from Pakistan's national parliament and provincial assemblies in protest at Saturday's election. | Scores of opposition MPs have resigned from Pakistan's national parliament and provincial assemblies in protest at Saturday's election. |
| They insist that Gen Musharraf is ineligible to stand while also remaining army chief. | They insist that Gen Musharraf is ineligible to stand while also remaining army chief. |