Unofficial results show Musharraf wins election

Unofficial results showed Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf sweeping today’s presidential election, but the Supreme Court could still disqualify the military leader.

Unofficial results showed Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf sweeping today’s presidential election, but the Supreme Court could still disqualify the military leader.

Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Muhammad Farooq announced that Musharraf had won 252 of the 257 votes cast in Parliament, with three ballots judged invalid and two votes going to his main rival, retired judge Wajihuddin Ahmad.

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