Islamabad, Pakistan, Sept. 29, 2007
Lawyers Protest Musharraf Re-election Bid
Police Clash With Lawyers Who Say The Pakistani President Is Ineligible To Run
Plainclothes Pakistani police officers beat a lawyer during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sept. 29, 2007. Riot police fired tear gas and used batons on protesting lawyers as Pakistan's Election Commission considered the validity of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
(AP) Pakistan's Election Commission approved President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid on Saturday, while riot police fired tear gas and used batons on lawyers protesting the decision.
A day after the Supreme Court quashed legal challenges to Musharraf's candidacy, the Election Commission approved his nomination, a senior commission official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media.
The commission approved only five of 43 candidates, including Musharraf's two main challengers: Wajihuddin Ahmed, a retired judge nominated by lawyers, and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, vice chairman of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, the official said. A full list was to be released later Saturday.
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