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...seek a second term. But, for the past week, the Supreme Court has been considering several legal challenges to Musharraf's authority: There's the question of whether the constitution allows him to seek a new term as President while remaining in command of the military; there are contempt-of-court proceedings over his government's deportation of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif despite a court ruling allowing him to return from exile; and then there is the question of whether the President can be reelected by a lame-duck assembly due to be dissolved by January pending new elections...
...celebratory announcement. Nevertheless, the media outnumbered party faithful in both events. There are many political uncertainties to come in the next few weeks - the announcement of presidential elections, Supreme Court rulings on Musharraf?s ability to run for another term while maintaining the office of Army Chief, and a contempt of court case against the government for preventing Sharif?s return among them - but whatever happens, the events will be exhaustively covered by a brand-new press corps, an unpredictable new factor in Pakistani political life that neither Sharif nor Bhutto ever faced...
...reaction was muted. But there is a growing sense of a nation spoiling for a fight. The day after Sharif's failed comeback from exile, his political party, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PMLN), filed a petition with the Supreme Court to order his immediate return and to bring contempt-of-court charges against the government - given that the Supreme Court had earlier ruled Sharif has "an inalienable right" to return. His party faithful, undaunted by their leader's absence and the arrest of many of his aides, are planning mass protests that are likely to feature a wide spectrum...
...they take me out like this, lying to my face? In front of dozens of my party workers?" He [told me], "look Shahbaz, I never expected that they would defy a clear verdict of the supreme court, that they would once again subvert the constitution, they would commit contempt of court, they would commit a crime like smuggling me out of Pakistan. You are going to have to pull up and leave no stone unturned to ensure that the courts of law pursue this fight, and that the fight extends to the streets of Pakistan...
...continues to back the deal between Musharraf and Bhutto, what is your response? This deal is a very awkward thing for Musharraf and the United States and for all parties. It will tarnish the reputation of America. Musharraf has just gone against the constitution and displayed contempt of court and has shown that he has no respect for the rule of law. American intervention in respect to a deal is going to tarnish the U.S. It won?t work, it won?t work...