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Musharraf Backs Down From Emergency Rule

Posted Aug 9, 07 12:53 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – After wide speculation that he would invoke emergency measures to deal with mounting violence and instability, Pakistan's president put out word today that he will stay the course on elections, Reuters reports. Beset by Islamic militants, constitutional challenges and declining poll numbers, Pervez Musharraf was thought to be on the verge of delaying elections and curbing media rights.

Condoleeza Rice called Musharraf overnight; the White House has urged the besieged general, who has been a lynchpin in US anti-terror operations, not to abandon democratic rule. But the relationship is strained; Musharraf has heavily criticized for not taking more action against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces operating within his borders.

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In this picture released by the Press information department Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, talks with flood victims in Turbat, Pakistan, Friday, July 6, 2007. Assassination attempts and rising...   (Associated Press)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, right, shakes hands with a flood victim in Turbat, Pakistan, Friday, July 6, 2007. Gunners fired shots after an aircraft carrying Musharraf took off from a military...   (Associated Press)
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf salutes as he arrives to attend the 34th session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan in this May 15, 2007, file photo. Gunshots...   (Associated Press)
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