Pakistan's Musharraf Retires as Head of Army

by Steve Inskeep, NPR
November 28, 2007

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf resigns his post as chief of the army, a day before he was due to be sworn as a civilian president. The former general's retirement from the military has been a key demand of the country's political opposition. By giving up his uniform, he risks being overthrown.

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