The court said it would rule Thursday on another petition from a man whose candidacy for the Oct. 6 presidential election was rejected by the election commission. Only then can it authorize the election commission to announce Musharraf the winner of the vote.An official in Musharraf’s office, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said Monday’s ruling kept the general on track to quit the army by the end of November.
Opposition threatens boycott
With pressure mounting to get the country on a path to democracy, the government on Monday set Jan. 8 as the date for the parliamentary elections.
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