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Musharraf tells Pakistan he will keep army post ISLAMABAD, Friday (Reuters) President Pervez Musharraf told the Pakistani nation he was going back on his vow to give up his additional role of army chief, listing the fight against terrorism among his reasons. It was the first time that the general, who took power in a bloodless 1999 coup, had announced this through official media, although he did declare his intention earlier this month on a private TV channel. Musharraf, who had previously pledged to quit his army chief role by year-end, set no new time limit and said he needed to keep the post in the interests of Pakistan's peace process with India and the fight against terrorism. The need for economic progress was another justification and the constitution allowed him to hold two offices, he said, adding the opposition should accept the majority's decision. "I have decided to keep both posts simultaneously," Musharraf declared in his address to the nation broadcast on state-run Pakistan Television and Radio. |
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