Posted AT 4:23 AM EDT on 29/11/07
Pakistan's top general faces daunting task
LAHORE, PAKISTAN — General Ashfaq Kayani took on one of the world's most demanding jobs yesterday - head of the army in strife-riven, nuclear-armed Pakistan.The general formally took the reins of the military yesterday as an emotional Pervez Musharraf ended a four-decade military career, standing down as commander-in-chief on the eve of taking an oath as president.
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