Controversial ex-dictator Pakistan’s Musharaf regional election run keeps him involved in politics

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Ex-dictator Musharraf approved to run in Pakistan poll

AFP – Pakistani poll officials Sunday approved former military dictator Pervez Musharraf to run for parliament in the upcoming general election, despite a litany of legal challenges against him. Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nine years after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999.