Musharraf backs off quitting army post
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf backed out of a pledge to step down as army chief, slamming the door yesterday on this key Washington ally's slow progress toward democracy five years after his bloodless coup.
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President Pervez Musharraf told the Pakistani nation on Thursday he was going back on his vow to give up his additional role of army chief, listing the fight against terrorism among his reasons.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on 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 Pervez Musharraf will stay on as chief of the army staff beyond the date he promised to give up the post, the information minister said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he will not give up his position as the chief of the army before polls next year.
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Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf backed out of a pledge to step down as army chief, slamming the door Wednesday on this key Washington ally's slow progress toward democracy five years after his bloodless coup.
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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 said on  Wednesday.
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Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan&#39;s president, declared late Friday that he will not step down as army chief of staff by the end of the year, breaking
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Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is likely to retain the post of army chief although he promised to take off his uniform by the end of this year
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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 Thursday retracted his statement that President Pervez Musharraf would retain his position as head of the powerful army.
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Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf, who supports the US-led war on terrorism, said he won&#39;t resign as the country&#39;s army chief tomorrow, going back on a pledge he made last year.
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Pervez Musharraf will continue to be Pakistan's president and head of its armed forces, despite his pledge to step down from the military post by the end of the year, the information minister said Wednesday.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rejected demands to quit Wednesday and called for a "harmonious coalition" as victorious opposition parties mulled a grouping that could force the key US ally from power.
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ISLAMABAD: Pervez Musharraf will stay on as head of Pakistan&#39;s armed forces as well as the President, the information minister said on Wednesday, despite a previous promise that he would give up his military post by the 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 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.