Musharraf relinquishes army's top job

Pervez Musharraf stepped down today from his powerful post as military commander, a day before he is due to be sworn in as Pakistan’s civilian president.

During a change of command in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, Musharraf relinquished his post by handing over his ceremonial baton to his successor Gen. Ashfaq Kayani.