Musharraf sweeps election
Islamabad,
Lahore,
Pakistan,
Oct.
6
2007:
President
Pervez
Musharraf
easily
won
the
presidential
election
today,
with
252
of
257
votes
in
the
National
Assembly
and
the
Senate.
One
of
his
opponents,
a
former
Supreme
Court
judge
Wajihuddin
Ahmed
won
two
votes.
The provincial assemblies returned similar clear margins. Dozens of Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists marched towards the parliament house in support of Musharraf, as he swept the polls.
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Story first published: Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 10:22 [IST]