President General Pervez Musharraf has told government parliamentarians that he will not decide on when to hold general elections “under dictation from the US”.
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“The president told the parliamentarians that he was under pressure from the West and the United States to hold elections as per schedule, but he made it clear that the decision would be taken in the best interest of the country,” said a minister who attended the special meeting of the ruling coalition called by the president on Wednesday. The president gave no specific timeframe for holding elections and removing his uniform, only saying they would be held “as soon as possible”, the minister said. |