As Musharraf Enters Race, Judge Orders Political Foes Released
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 27 -- Pakistan's chief justice ordered the release of hundreds of jailed opposition activists Thursday, while President Pervez Musharraf formally jumped into the race for another term despite a candidacy that remains in legal limbo.
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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.
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Initial reports appear to show Musharraf's opponents ahead but it's a nerve-wracking path before anything is official
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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, officials announced on Thursday.
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Political opponents of Pakistan's military ruler President Pervez Musharraf have accused him of divulging state secrets in his controversial new memoirs.
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The election has become the focus of the deepest political crisis General Musharraf has faced.
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Pakistan's top judge got a boost Monday when the Supreme Court allowed him to contest his suspension by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in a case that has fueled widespread protests of the government.
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Officials said next weekâs elections would probably be delayed, while the opposition politician Nawaz Sharif called for President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
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Pakistani politicians were making final preparations on Sunday for a general election the next day that could usher in a parliament intent on forcing U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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Pakistanis began voting Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf Â America's key ally in the war on terror.
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Pakistani judges are to rule whether President Musharraf can stand for re-election while remaining army chief.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is fighting to maintain control of Pakistan in the face of rising Islamic militancy and a secular pro-democracy movement.
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Pervez Musharraf's war on al-Qaeda and on Pakistan's domestic extremists has earned him many enemies
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Hundreds of lawyers rallied and boycotted courts across Pakistan on Thursday in a renewed campaign to force President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to step down, while supporters of former premier Nawaz Sharif prepared for his promised return from exile.
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Pakistan&#39;s suspended chief  justice traveled into the Pakistani heartland on Saturday to a  tumultuous welcome from opposition supporters now posing a  growing challenge to President Pervez Musharraf.
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Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court on Monday began hearing a raft of crucial petitions against General Pervez Musharraf&#39;s plan to be re-elected as president while holding the post of army chief.
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Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court began  hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s rule  on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces  as he prepares to secure another term.