Pakistan president retains army post
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Pakistan&#39;s president, General Pervez Musharraf, yesterday reneged on a promise to stand down as army chief at the end of the year.
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Washington: The United States has said Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf has not taken any decision on keeping both posts of Army Chief and the President and it expected continued democratic reforms in the country.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- Pakistan's election commission announced a rule change Monday that could allow Gen. Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief even as he seeks another term as president.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President General Pervez Musharraf will stay on as army chief if he is not reelected, a government lawyer said yesterday, fueling opposition claims that he could be setting the stage to declare a state of emergency.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said he will stay on as army chief, reneging on a pledge to quit the powerful post by the end of the year.
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General Pervez Musharraf to retain duel office-army chief and presidency- beyond December 31, 2004 amid opposition&#39;s walkout. The bill, already passed by the National Assembly, was endorsed by the Upper-House
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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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Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf says he will not be stepping down as head of the country&#39;s military on December 31.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The president of Pakistan's ruling party, one of President Pervez Musharraf's closest political allies, said yesterday that Musharraf will resign from his post as chief of army staff before parliamentary elections scheduled for the first week of January, but said he will run for reelection as president in the coming weeks, while still in uniform.
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A BILL to enable President Pervez Musharraf to remain as army chief has been passed by Pakistan&#39;s parliament in spite of a strong protest by the opposition, which declared the move a violation of the constitution.
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Gen. Pervez Musharraf plans to run for another term but resign his military post if he is re-elected as president.
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Gen Musharraf will stay on as Pakistan army chief if he is not elected for another term as president, his lawyer says.
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Pakistan&#39;s military president backed out of a pledge to step down as army chief, slamming the door on this key Washington ally&#39;s slow progress toward democracy five years after his bloodless coup.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- With his popularity in free fall and his options narrowing, indications grew Tuesday that Gen. Pervez Musharraf would soon give up his role as army chief in a bid to remain Pakistan's president.
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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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ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will remain the army chief, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid announced, even though the general had pledged to relinquish the post this year.
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President Pervez Musharraf will not step down as head of state and intends to serve out his five-year-term