Mush seeks another term for Pak's sake

Lahore, Aug 18: President Pervez Musharraf has said that he has decided to contest the presidential election for another term, because the country needs him.

Addressing Senators and members of National Assembly at Chief Minister's Secretariat here, Musharraf said that he wanted to complete the mega projects and reforms introduced by him in the next presidential term.

Musharraf told the public representatives that he had decided to get himself re-elected after consulting the Constitution.

He said the media and the opposition was creating confusion on the issue, and urged the assembly members and senators to focus on his election campaign.

Musharraf asked the PML-Q members to remove intra-party conflicts before the elections.

The Daily Times quoted him as saying that the government was taking steps to ensure that the general elections were held in a transparent manner.

Commenting on his meeting Benazir Bhutto, Musharraf said that he met Benazir in the interest of the nation.

Musharraf also assured the participants that the government possessed the deal documents signed by Nawaz Sharif and his family members and would present them in the Supreme Court at the next hearing.

Musharraf said that he had no clash with the judiciary and had accepted all judicial decisions wholeheartedly.

Replying to the question of a PML-Q member, Musharraf denied that Pakistan was fighting the war against terrorism under foreign pressure.

ANI

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