Pakistan's Chief Justice Sheikh Akram speaks in Washington
**CAPTION CLARIFICATION** Pakistan's former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Sheikh Akram speaks at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on November 14, 2007. Akram condemned Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf for suspending the country's constitution and called on the American government to withdraw support Musharraf. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will remain on house arrest for at least another two weeks, a Pakistani court ruled Saturday.
Lurking behind the good news from the Pakistan election is the threat of a geopolitical nightmare.
The 50 million people in Pakistan who voted Saturday cast votes in opposition of terrorism and intimidation, the British government said.
Nawaz Sharif was set Monday to lead Pakistan after his party seemed to have won the most seats in elections marking Pakistan's first democratic power transfer.
Tens of millions Pakistanis will vote, marking the first time in Pakistan's history that an elected civilian government and will be replaced democratically.
The political party of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said Friday it would not participate in elections scheduled for May 11.
Police in Pakistan said Thursday they arrested former President Pervez Musharraf in the killing of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti in a 2006 shelling attack.
Indian national Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan, died Thursday of injuries suffered in a beating by other inmates, his doctors said.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been banned for life from holding elective office, a regional court ruled Tuesday.
Pakistani leaders should consider deploying military force to ensure May 11 elections take place in a secure atmosphere, Human Rights Watch said.
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