Lawmakers OK New Powers for Musharraf
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From Times Wire Reports
Pakistan’s Senate gave final legislative approval to constitutional changes that grant President Pervez Musharraf extraordinary powers in return for his promise to step down as army commander by the end of 2004.
Critics say the deal, which gives Musharraf the power to sack the prime minister and disband parliament by decree, is window dressing on what is essentially military rule.
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