Govt denies Musharraf has quit army

Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf has not yet decided whether to step down as army chief before an upcoming presidential election, a government spokesman said today.

Asked about a claim by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto that Musharraf had decided to quit his military post and that she expected him to take the step before the vote, spokesman Mohammed Ali Durrani said: “No decision has been made.”