Pakistani court due to rule on Musharraf vote bid
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Lawyers summed up arguments on Wednesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepared to issue a landmark ruling on challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's bid for another term in an October 6 presidential election.
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President Pervez Musharraf is set to end emergency rule on Saturday but it was likely media would still face curbs with many judges and lawyers still under house arrest before Pakistan's election next month.
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The latest legal setback for President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan's Supreme Court has narrowed the options for the US-allied military leader as he seeks to extend his rule.
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Parliamentary election seen as referendum on Musharraf's rule, including his alliance with U.S.
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Another defeat for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan's Supreme Court has narrowed the options for the U.S.-allied military leader as he seeks to extend his rule.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, a bitter political foe of the country's president, can return from exile to lead his opposition party in coming parliamentary elections.
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Pakistan was poised to lift emergency rule on Saturday, but critics said it might make little difference for an opposition complaining President Pervez Musharraf can still engineer an election win for his allies.
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Chief government lawyer gives clearest confirmation that Pakistani president plans to contest elections.
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Pakistan's military president, Pervez Musharraf, registered on Thursday to run in an October 6 presidential election as the Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether his bid for power is legal.
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The Pakistani PM files papers nominating President Pervez Musharraf to contest the presidential elections on 6 October.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has decided to impose emergency rule, state-run television said on Saturday, in a move expected to put off elections due in January.
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Officials said a decision on a date for elections would be announced Wednesday, as an opponent of President Pervez Musharraf called for him to resign immediately.
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Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif were due to petition the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking action against the government for deporting their leader to Saudi Arabia.
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President Pervez Musharraf is testing public opinion before he makes a final decision about whether he will stay on as army chief, the Pakistani leader said in a newspaper interview published on Friday.
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The ruling on Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister, is a direct challenge to the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday on rerunning the country's disputed presidential election.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  will seek re-election on Oct 6., despite legal challenges in  the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, the Election  Commission announced on Thursday.