Pakistan's new president will be elected on September 6, it was announced today.

It appears “impossible” for Pakistan to hold a vote on January 8 because of unrest following the killing of Benazir Bhutto, the country’s election commission said today.

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif lost his appeal against the rejection of his nomination for next month’s parliamentary elections, an official said today.

The Election Commission of Pakistan ratified today the election of Pervez Musharraf for a second five-year term, clearing the way for the general to become a civilian leader, a spokesman said.