August 29, 2007
Musharraf To Leave Military Position
As part of a power-sharing agreement with his primary political rival, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will step down from his position as the country's military leader. Several days of talks in London led up to the announcement.
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto told CNN today that Gen. "Musharraf recognizes that it is very difficult to move to a transition towards democracy when there's a chief of army staff ruling the country.... I think he wants to make the right decision, so I expect he's going to take the uniform off."
Musharraf also agreed to drop the pending corruption charges against Bhutto and other government officials, a move that will allow her to re-enter the country after living as an exile in London and Dubai. Bhutto, a former prime minister, previously said that she would return to her position if Musharraf left his military post.
