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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has arrived at the presidential palace to be sworn in for a second term, this time as a civilian ruler. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in for a second term, this time as a civilian ruler.
President Musharraf was given the oath of office by Pakistan's newly-installed chief justice at a ceremony in the presidential palace in Islamabad.
On Wednesday he stepped down as commander of the military amid heavy domestic and international pressure.On Wednesday he stepped down as commander of the military amid heavy domestic and international pressure.
Pakistan's newly-installed chief justice is presiding over the ceremony, being held in the capital, Islamabad.
But there will be more stiff challenges to his leadership in the days and weeks ahead, correspondents predict.But there will be more stiff challenges to his leadership in the days and weeks ahead, correspondents predict.
So far President Musharraf has managed to withstand the barrage of protest - including from his most important ally, the US - since imposing emergency rule on 3 November.So far President Musharraf has managed to withstand the barrage of protest - including from his most important ally, the US - since imposing emergency rule on 3 November.
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Pervez Musharraf was elected to a second term in an election among lawmakers on 6 October, the legitimacy of which has been hotly contested.Pervez Musharraf was elected to a second term in an election among lawmakers on 6 October, the legitimacy of which has been hotly contested.
Without this army, the entity of Pakistan cannot exist President Musharraf resigns his job as army chief Musharraf's message to army The big three's optionsWithout this army, the entity of Pakistan cannot exist President Musharraf resigns his job as army chief Musharraf's message to army The big three's options
For Thursday's ceremony, the president arrived in a suit instead of a military uniform.For Thursday's ceremony, the president arrived in a suit instead of a military uniform.
The presidential oath will be administered by Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar. He read out an oath to "preserve and protect the constitution of Pakistan", ending it with "May Allah, God Almighty, guide me".
The presidential oath was administered by Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar.
He replaced Iftikhar Chaudhry, who was sacked when he and other judges refused to endorse emergency rule.He replaced Iftikhar Chaudhry, who was sacked when he and other judges refused to endorse emergency rule.
On Wednesday Mr Musharraf quit as army chief, handing the title over to Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani at a ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan's main garrison town.On Wednesday Mr Musharraf quit as army chief, handing the title over to Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani at a ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan's main garrison town.
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto welcomed President Musharraf's decision to quit his army post but said her party was "not in a hurry" to accept him as a civilian president.Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto welcomed President Musharraf's decision to quit his army post but said her party was "not in a hurry" to accept him as a civilian president.
People in Pakistan give their rections as Musharraf quits as head of the armyIn picturesPeople in Pakistan give their rections as Musharraf quits as head of the armyIn pictures
US President George W Bush called the Pakistani leader "an absolute reliable partner".US President George W Bush called the Pakistani leader "an absolute reliable partner".
But he told CNN that the Pakistani leader would have to end emergency rule before parliamentary elections on 8 January "in order to get Pakistan back on the road to democracy".But he told CNN that the Pakistani leader would have to end emergency rule before parliamentary elections on 8 January "in order to get Pakistan back on the road to democracy".
However, Mr Musharraf's difficulties will not be over once he becomes a civilian leader, says the BBC's Barbara Plett, in Islamabad.However, Mr Musharraf's difficulties will not be over once he becomes a civilian leader, says the BBC's Barbara Plett, in Islamabad.
His declaration of a state of emergency alienated much of the secular middle class, while an Islamist insurgency has also gained strength under his rule, she says.His declaration of a state of emergency alienated much of the secular middle class, while an Islamist insurgency has also gained strength under his rule, she says.
In the coming weeks he will have to oversee a contested electoral process.In the coming weeks he will have to oversee a contested electoral process.
If his opponents join forces against him, he could be in real trouble, our correspondent says, or if not, he might be able to play them off against each other.If his opponents join forces against him, he could be in real trouble, our correspondent says, or if not, he might be able to play them off against each other.
Either way the president will continue to struggle with the political crisis, she adds.Either way the president will continue to struggle with the political crisis, she adds.