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Pakistan President Tarrar Resigns
Pakistan President Rafiq Tarrar has submitted his resignation and the elected national and four provincial assemblies — suspended after the military coup — have been dissolved, Pakistan's state-run radio and television announced June 20.
General Pervez Musharraf will be sworn-in as president of Pakistan under a new Provisional Constitutional Order. The swearing in ceremony is scheduled at 4.00 p.m. (1100 GMT).
The Senate, or the upper house of the Parliament, will remain intact, a Foreign Ministry official said. Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan will administer the oath for Musharraf, a radio report said.
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