Incumbent Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will take oath as
a civilian president for the next 5-year term on Nov. 29, the
president's spokesman Major General Rashid Qureshi said on
Monday.
Musharraf will pay his last visit as the army chief to the
General Headquarters in the garrison city Rawalpindi on Wednesday
to make a farewell call on the commanders and to thank them for
their support, according to local press reports.
Musharraf will hand over command of the army to Vice Chief of
the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiani who is expected to take
office as the Army Chief on Thursday.
Official invitations have been sent to the guests to attend the
oath-taking ceremony at "Aiwan-e-Sadr" (Presidency), Rashid Qureshi
said.
The ceremony would be attended by governors, ministers, Chief
Ministers, diplomats, services chiefs and other senior officials,
said the reports.
The ceremony will be held at the Presidency in capital Islamabad
and Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar will administer the
oath-taking process.
The Election Commission of Pakistan Saturday notified the
election of General Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan. The
cabinet division is expected to make an official announcement of
the presidential election results later.
Musharraf gained a clear majority in the presidential election
on Oct. 6. However, the Supreme Court on Oct. 5 barred the election
commission from issuing an official notification of the result
before a final verdict was given on petitions challenging
Musharraf's presidential candidacy.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the last petition
against Musharraf's reelection, validating the presidential
elections.????
(Xinhua News Agency November 27, 2007)
