The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday dismissed the
last petition against President Pervez Musharraf's reelection,
local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.
A full court of SC validated Musharraf's reelection through its
ruling, the DAWN NEWS report said.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed five among six petitions
challenging Musharraf's qualification to contest the presidential
elections, leaving only one to be heard on Thursday.
"The petition is dismissed," Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar
said in a brief remark while heading a 10-member full court of the
Supreme Court. All the judges left the courtroom after the short
order.
Musharraf gained a crushing victory in the presidential
elections 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.
Musharraf might resign as the army chief by the weekend if the
Supreme Court gave a final verdict on Thursday or Friday, Attorney
General Malik Muhammad Qayyum said on Wednesday.
Musharraf has insisted that he will take oath as a civilian
president for next five-year term.
(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2007)
