Musharraf Vows To Remain Army Chief
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 18 -- Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's president, declared late Friday that he will not step down as army chief of staff by the end of the year, breaking a public pledge but asserting that to give up his uniform now would jeopardize the country's political and economic stability.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf rejects "any pressure or ultimatum" to decide whether to quit as army chief, his spokesman said Thursday, after an opponent said he would step down as head of the military under a pact to restore Pakistan to democracy.
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The chief lawyer for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says he will give up his post of army chief if he is re-elected.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is likely to retain the post of army chief after Dec. 31 although he promised to take off the uniform by the end of this year, Dawn reported Thursday.
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LAHORE: President Pervez Musharraf said that the people of Pakistan did not want him to resign from army office and that the constitution did not bar him from continuing as army chief.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf  Thursday reiterated his intention to retain his dual role of  army chief and called on the opposition to accept the decision  of the majority.
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will give up his post of army chief soon after he is re-elected president and he will be sworn in for a new term as a civilian, his lawyer told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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ISLSMABAD Dec 30 : President General Pervez Musharraf has declared that he would retain the office of Chief of the Army Staff as mandated by the Parliament for continuity of national policies and appealed to the Opposition to accept verdict of the
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WASHINGTON: US has termed President General Pervez Musharrafâs announcement of retaining the two offices of Army Chief and the president, in tandem, a matter of Pakistani parliament and the people.
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ISLAMABAD, December 31 (Online): President General Pervez Musharraf Thursday declared that he would retain the office of Chief of Army Staff as mandated by the Parliament for continuity of national politics and appealed to the opposition to accept verdict
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&#39;s information minister retracted his statement that President Pervez Musharraf would retain his position as head of the powerful army.
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Pakistan&#39;s information minister reiterated on Friday that the country&#39;s military president should stay on as army chief, despite his earlier promise to step down from the job and become a civilian head of state by end of the year.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will keep his dual role as army chief and head of state under legislation enacted Tuesday, despite opposition criticism that he is reneging on an agreement to give up his powerful military role.
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Pakistan's parliament passes a bill allowing Gen Pervez Musharraf to remain as both president and head of the army.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will stay on as chief of the army staff beyond the date he promised to give up the post, the information minister says.
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Pakistan&#39;s president, General Pervez Musharraf, has formally declared that he will retain the army chief&#39;s post, breaking a public pledge that he will give up his uniform by the end of the year.
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Pakistan's acting president signed legislation Tuesday that will allow Gen. Pervez Musharraf to remain as both head of the state and army chief beyond Dec. 31, a senior Cabinet Minister said.