The General and the President
After six years of serving as both General and President of Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf stepped down as army chief on November 28th. He has allowed both of his political opponents to return from exile. In addition to pledging that "free and fair" elections will take place in January 2008, Musharraf has vowed to lift Pakistan's state of emergency by December 16th. Under mounting pressure from domestic and international critics, President Musharraf seems to be moving Pakistan towards democracy...