Pervez Musharraf President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan gave up his uniform in a ceremony yesterday in Rawalpindi. He handed power over to General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the headquarters of the Pakistani Army, after being the leader of the army for nine years. Both the opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto , and the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice , welcomed the change of duties. However, Bhutto indicated her party may not be prepared to accept Musharraf in his new non-military leadership role. Condoleezza Rice requested the state of emergency be lifted before the planned elections, which are due to take place in January.
Pervez Musharraf President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan gave up his uniform in a ceremony yesterday in Rawalpindi. He handed power over to General at the headquarters of the Pakistani Army, after being the leader of the army for nine years. Both the opposition leader, , and the US secretary of state, , welcomed the change of duties. However, Bhutto indicated her party may not be prepared to accept Musharraf in his new non-military leadership role. Condoleezza Rice requested the state of emergency be lifted before the planned elections, which are due to take place in January.
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Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
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Condoleezza Rice