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Musharraf's re-election attempt sparks riot


1/10/2007

Riot police fired tear gas and used batons on protesting lawyers as Pakistan's Election Commission rejected opposition to President General Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid.

A day after the Supreme Court quashed legal challenges to Musharraf's candidacy, the commission approved his nomination, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.

The commission approved only five of the 43 candidates, including Musharraf's two main challengers: Wajihuddin Ahmed, a retired judge nominated by lawyers, and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, vice chairman of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, the official said.