PAKISTAN: Musharraf steps down as army chief

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Updated November 28, 2007 20:40:48

After eight years of divisive military rule President Pervez Musharraf has finally stepped down as army chief. It comes just 24 hours before he's sworn in as civilian president. His resignation from the military meets a key demand of the international community, but with Osama bin Laden still at large and the Taliban roaming across Pakistan and Afghanistan, the president's anti terror record as he quits the army is now being questioned.

Presenter: Linda LoPresti
Speakers: Dr Rohan Gunaratna, author of "Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror."

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