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By Barry NewhousePakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has announced national elections will be held before February 15. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that Mr. Musharraf also promised to step-down as army chief, but his refusal to name a specific date is unlikely to appease1 his critics.
National elections had been scheduled for early January, but Mr. Musharraf told reporters here that because of scheduling difficulties, the polls could be delayed. He pledged that the elections would not be delayed by as much as a year, as some of his critics have alleged2.
"Elections in Pakistan must be held before 15 February 2008, latest," he said.
Mr. Musharraf also said he would step down as head of the military, but it was unclear when that would take place.
Mr. Musharraf's unofficial presidential re-election last month has been held up by the Supreme3 Court, which had been considering whether he was eligible4 to run for president while serving as army chief.
On Saturday, Mr. Musharraf dissolved the Supreme Court and placed several of its justices under house arrest. He says he is now waiting for the newly constituted court, which is filled with more sympathetic justices, to allow the election commission to validate5 the election.
"When they allow this notification, that is the time when I can take oath as the president and I will remove my uniform which I have been saying [since] two months back," he added.
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto quickly rejected Mr. Musharraf's announcement, saying he has broken similar pledges in the past.
"We want an election date. We want a date for retirement," she said. "It's like in 2004 when he said I'll take my uniform off and he never did."
Ms. Bhutto said she wants General Musharraf to step down as army chief by November 15.
Mr. Musharraf's government has been under increasing pressure from the United States and domestic critics to restore the constitution and end emergency rule.
On Friday, Ms. Bhutto's party plans to hold a massive protest in Rawalpindi to against emergency rule and the suspension of the constitution.
Such gatherings6 are banned under emergency laws and police say they will not allow the demonstration7 to occur.
Rawalpindi's police chief also says officials have information that suicide bombers8 are targeting the event. Ms. Bhutto insists the rally will go forward as planned.
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v.安抚,缓和,平息,满足 | |
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a.被指控的,嫌疑的 | |
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的 | |
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vt.(法律)使有效,使生效 | |
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聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集 | |
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n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟 | |
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