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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, under intense international pressure to end his emergency rule, says elections will be held before Jan. 9.
GEO TV reported the announcement was made at a Sunday news conference, the first Musharraf has conducted since his emergency declaration on Nov. 3.
He asked the country's chief election commissioner to choose any date for the parliamentary elections before Jan. 9.
Parliament's term will end next Friday. A federal caretaker government will be in place until the elections. The provincial assemblies will end their terms Nov. 20.
It is these assemblies that re-elected Musharraf to a second term in October. The decision was challenged in the Supreme Court by Musharraf's opponents who claimed he could not seek re-election while also keeping his military chief title. Before the Supreme Court could rule on the petitions, Musharraf put the country under military rule.
Musharraf has defended his decision, saying he took the step in the national interest of the country.
Xinhua news agency reported Musharraf said he is intent on keeping Pakistan on a path to democracy.
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