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CNews WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Sunday that President Pervez Musharraf would quit army office and have a single office which will be the civilian president of Pakistan after being sworn in as such. Interviewed on a US-based news television, Aziz also insisted that President Musharraf would abide by a promise to shed his army uniform following a recent election that was boycotted by opposition parties. He said former premier Benazir Bhutto is free to return to Pakistan even if past corruption charges may return to haunt her. As Bhutto prepares to return home from self-exile on Thursday, Aziz said "she is free to come and, you know, the laws of the land will apply to her, like any other citizen of Pakistan." "The people have had a strong reaction to removal of corruption cases against Miss Bhutto," Aziz said, while insisting that her case differed from that of another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. The prime minister told the news TV that Mush...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kiyani vowed Friday that there would be "no let-up" in Islamabad's efforts in the US-led "war on terror." Former spymaster General Ashfaq Kiyani is set to take over as head of the military by November 15 provided that the Supreme Court upholds Musharraf's sweeping victory in last Saturday's presidential election. Kiyani "reiterated that there would be no let-up in war against terrorism 'til it is taken to its logical conclusion," an army statement quoted him as saying on a visit to the northwestern city of Peshawar. "He gave specific directions to all commanders with regard to the ongoing operation in Waziristan agencies and exhorted them to spare no effort in eradicating the menace of extremism," it said. The army says fierce fighting between militants and troops in the tribal zone of North Waziristan earlier this week left around 200 militants and 47 troops dead. Kiyani, t...

Cnews ISLAMABAD: Federal Railway Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmad said that the target of securing 350 votes in four provinces would be achieved. Talking to CNews News outside parliament, Shaikh Rashid said that if Peoples Party was not extended its support than things would be difficult but Peoples Party politically supported Q League. He said that 57 votes have been cast in Senate.