Court to rule on Musharraf election victory

PAKISTAN was in political limbo yesterday, caught between Gen Pervez Musharraf’s presidential election win and a future court ruling on whether he was even eligible to run.

President Musharraf on Saturday scored an overwhelming victory in a ballot of legislators — a poll boycotted by much of the opposition in protest against the US-allied leader.

The country must wait at least 10 days for the supreme court to either confirm the result or disqualify President Musharraf because of his retention of his powerful role as army chief. Many observers doubt the judges will dare to rule against the military strongman.