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Lawyers In Pakistan Question Double Post Of President As Unconstitutional

posted by Anna-Maria Müller at 22h00 GMT on Sep 9

Today the Pakistani Supreme Court announced that the term as head of state for General Pervez Musharraf would expire on Nov 15th this year. Despite of that the Attorney General of Pakistan will lead an investigation, wether the double-post of Gen. Musharraf as president and military chief is unconstitutional. Read more about the political situation in International Herald Tribune as well as the legal explanation in Jurist.

Find out what the Pakistani President has to say by watching our documentary "Dinner with the President". More sources on that topic are available via Google News and join the debate in our forums: Are dictators ever good?

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