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Musharraf resigns as APML chief

Pervez Musharraf.

By: Keerthi Mohan

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has quit his post as chief of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) just days after the Supreme Court barred him from contesting in the upcoming general elections. General secretary of the party, Muhammad Amjad, will now be the party’s chairman. “Musharraf had tendered his resignation as President of the APML on June 18 due to the Peshawar High Court’s 2013 verdict which had disqualified him from politics for life,” Amjad said. The 74-year-old’s move comes just days after the Supreme Court withdrew an interim relief given to him to allow him to file his…

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