Ex-spy chief tipped to be next Pak president Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, who was promoted as deputy chief of army staff on October 7 and is former head of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is the favourite to become the next president if Musharraf is forced from power following political uncertainty in the country.
Bush to Mush: Hold elections, shed uniform In his first public comments since the imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan, Bush expressed hope that Musharraf would restore democracy as "quickly as possible" but declined to say what the United States will do by way of assistance if the General defied American advice.
Unrest continues in Pakistan Some 3,500 people have been arrested since the emergency was declared on Saturday and fundamental rights were suspended. Most of the arrested are lawyers, though opposition leaders and rights activists have also been arrested.
Gordon to toughen anti-terrorism law British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled proposals on Tuesday to toughen anti-terrorism measures and address a crippling housing shortage in a new policy platform meant to revive his ruling Labour Party.
Suicide bomber kills 90 in Afghan A suicide bomber killed 90 people and wounded 50 today in an attack on a group of visiting Afghan parliamentarians in the northern Afghan town of Baghlan.
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