Dozens detained in Pakistan protest
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Riot police arrested dozens of opposition activists protesting against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Monday as Pakistan’s Supreme Court dismissed two legal challenges to his re-election bid.
However, the court was still weighing five other petitions arguing that Musharraf’s dual role as army chief and president is illegal and that he is ineligible to seek another five-year term.
Opposition parties said hundreds of their members have been arrested after police began taking their leaders into preventive custody late Saturday for allegedly planning to foment unrest. Officials imposed a ban on gatherings of more than five people in the capital.
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