PAKISTAN: Warnings of chaos unless elections are held

Updated August 15, 2007 19:22:42

Pakistan held more subdued celebrations for the sixtieth anniversary of its national independence, with a huge question-mark over the future of the country's President, General Pervez Musharraf. It's been a turbulent couple of months in Pakistan, with the bloody siege at the Red Mosque in Islamabad coming hard on the heels of a massive constitutional crisis when President Musharraf tried - and failed - to get rid of the country's Chief Justice. The International Crisis Group warns that President Musharraf is running out of the options that would enable him to retain a political role:

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Samina Ahmed, South Asia Director with the International Crisis Group based in Islamabad.

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