Special report:
Pakistani
Situation
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Pakistan's President and army chief
Pervez Musharraf (L) passes the baton of command over to General Ashfaq
Kayani during a ceremony at army headquarters in Rawalpindi November 28,
2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Ministry of
Defense issued an official notification on Wednesday, confirming the resignation
of President Pervez Musharraf as army chief.
The notification said, "On relinquishment of Chief of
Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf shall stand retired with effect from Nov.
28, 2007."
At a "change of command" ceremony held at the Army
Hockey Stadium near the General Headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi,
Musharraf handed over the command of army to the Vice Chief of Army Staff
General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
Musharraf started his military career in 1961 at the
age of 18. He was appointed Chief of Army Staff, also called army chief, in
1998. Musharraf is the second longest-serving army chief after General
Zia-ul-Haq, who led the army for more than 12 years.
Musharraf seized power through a bloodless coup in
1999, toppling then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He became President of Pakistan
in 2001.
Musharraf gained a clear majority in the presidential
polls on Oct. 6. He will take oath as civilian president here on Thursday.
Bush welcomes Musharraf's resignation
as army chief
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday welcomed the
resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as army Chief.
In an interview with CNN televison, Bush spokely highly of
Musharraf, describing him as "an absolute reliable partner in dealing with
extremists and radicals." Full story
Musharraf says his heart still to beat
with the army after resignation
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (R)
shakes hands with new army chief General Ashfaq Kiyani during a change of
command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Nov. 28,
2007. (Xinhua Photo)
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ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf said Wednesday that his heart would continue to beat with the army as
it had been his family since he joined it at the age of 18 for 46 years.
Musharraf made the remarks when addressing a "change of
command" ceremony at which he handed over the command of the army to Vice Chief
of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
Full story
Musharraf steps down from post of army
chief
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Pakistani new army chief General Ashfaq
Kiyani (R) watches President General Pervez Musharraf deliver his speech
during a change of command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Nov. 28, 2007. (Xinhua
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ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President General
Pervez Musharraf stepped down from his post of army chief on Wednesday and
handed over the command to the vice chief of Army Staff.
Musharraf, clad in uniform, inspected a guard of honor at
a ceremony attended by military and political VIPs at the army general
headquarters in Rawalpindi, a garrison city 30 km south of the capital
Islamabad. Full story
Musharraf likely to lift emergency in
48 hours
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf is likely to lift the state of emergency in 48 hours, local TV channel
DAWN NEWS reported on Wednesday.
In a "change of command" ceremony held in the garrison
city of Rawalpindi, Musharraf, as Chief of Army Staff, handed over command of
the army to Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. Full story
