Fair elections not possible in Pakistan: HRW
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Fair and free elections in Pakistan are "impossible" following the dismantling of an independent judiciary and a crackdown on critics by President Pervez Musharraf, a rights group said Wednesday.
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Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, which sparked days of unrest that left dozens of people dead.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  issued a warning to opposition parties to accept the result of  Monday's election and not resort to agitation if it goes  against them, while guaranteeing it will be free and fair.
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A leading US-based human rights group said Saturday that President Pervez Musharraf's end to the state of emergency in Pakistan would not restore real constitutional rule.
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The widower of slain former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says his party will protest if Monday's elections are rigged.
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WAH, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto vowed to fight for workers' rights on Wednesday as she took her campaign for January general elections to an industrial belt near the capital.
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Pakistan pushed back its general election by 6 weeks to Feb 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, against the objections of the main opposition parties who fear a delay will work against them.
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A leading election watchdog says it cannot monitor the election in Afghanistan because of unrest there.
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Pakistan's ruling party concedes defeat after vote, which casts doubt on president's political future.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has filed a complaint over what she said was the exclusion of millions of people from electoral rolls, saying polls held with the lists would be unacceptable.
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President Pervez Musharraf promised Monday that Pakistan will hold fair elections next month and urged the West to be more patient with his nation's efforts to achieve higher standards of human rights.
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Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a move grudgingly accepted by the country's major parties.
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Pakistanâs Election Commission said that the extra time was needed to cope with damage caused by protests.
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Traditional military allies question Pakistan president's abilities on eve of election.
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Benazir Bhutto's party challenged the  Pakistani government's version of the opposition leader's  assassination as fresh violence on Saturday stoked fears that  January 8 elections could be put off.
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Pakistan's bitter election campaign heated up again Sunday as the country's main opposition leaders accused President Pervez Musharraf of trying to rig the vote two weeks from now.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf brushed off criticism of his leadership Friday and renewed a pledge that upcoming elections will be free and fair, as he faced protests in London.