There is good news and bad news from Pakistan.The good news is that elections will be scheduled "before January 9" of next year:President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday announced that the general elections would be held before January 9, within 60 days of the National Assembly’s (NA) dissolution on November 15. Assemblies’ dissolution: “The NA will stand dissolved on November 15 on completion of its five-year constitutional tenure, and the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan will be dissolved on November 20 before their five-year tenure completes so that the elections for the national and provincial assemblies are held on the same day,” the president told a press conference. He said he would request the Election Commission (EC) to hold general elections as soon as possible. “I expect that the elections will be held before January 9,” he said, adding that the provincial assemblies were to complete their tenures on...(Read Full Post)