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Pakistan court rules Musharraf's reelection legitimate

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Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed on Thursday opposition claims over the legitimacy of President Pervez Musharraf's reelection for a second term.
ISLAMABAD, November 22 (RIA Novosti) - Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed on Thursday opposition claims over the legitimacy of President Pervez Musharraf's reelection for a second term.

Musharraf is now expected to resign from the military and become a civilian leader during his second, five-year term. Pakistani Attorney General Malik Qayyum said on Wednesday that this may happen as soon as the weekend.

Although Musharraf, who seized power in a military coup in 1999, is known to have won the country's October 6 presidential elections, the results could not be officially announced until the Supreme Court had cleared the final legal obstacles blocking Musharraf's continued presidential rule.

President Musharraf announced a state of emergency in Pakistan on November 3, citing a growing rise in militant activity.

Parliamentary elections are due in Pakistan on January 8.

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