President or Army Chief? by Barbie Kunkelova

The recent days' event - the Pakistan's Presidential Election of 2007 - has not put exceptional pressure only on Pakistan's Supreme Court but also on General Pervez Musharraf, the President of Pakistan since October 1999. Gen. Musharraf has been named for the Chief of the Pakistan Army at the beginning of his carreer which is one of the main issues his opponents point out when attacking his part in the presidential election of 2007; he is not exactly the minion of the Pakistan public. However, Musharraf won the election by a vast majority of votes. His competitors had no chance. Due to the combination of Gen. Musharraf's positions, the Supreme Court did not accept the results of the election yet and will not allow Musharraf to undertake any actions towards presidency until it publicizes its final decision on October 15. Pervez Musharraf promised he will quit the position of the Army Chief once he is elected, Musharraf's layer said for the BBC News on 18 September. If he gets lucky afterall, he should be back on top by November 15.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071008/twl-pakistan-vote-f363c67_4.html

by Barbie Kunkelova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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