International: Opposition Joins Forces to Demand Musharraf Terms

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Pakistan's major opposition parties have joined forces in drawing up a list of demands for President Pervez Musharraf to meet if he wants to avoid a threatened boycott of next month's elections.

As conditions for their participation in parliamentary elections, the parties said they are preparing to demand the end of emergency rule and the release of former Supreme Court judges. The move raises the stakes for Mr Musharrafs government, as part of efforts that Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister, likened to a war to "save Pakistan from further destruction".

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International: Opposition Joins Forces to Demand Musharraf Terms

Mr Sharif spent the day campaigning though his candidacy for the January ...

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