The election of Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan's president has been confirmed by the country's election commission following a high court ruling.

 

The commission on Saturday ratified the election of Musharraf for a second five-year term, clearing the way for the general to become a civilian leader, an offical said.

Kanwar Dilshad, a spokesman for the commission, said: "We have issued a notification about the success of Pervez Musharraf in the presidential election."

 

Musharraf has long vowed to resign as the army chief and become a civilian leader as soon as he is confirmed for a second term.

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The Pakistani leader was chosen by parliament for a new term in October, but the country's supreme court put a hold on results while it examined complaints that the constitution banned military officers from contesting presidential ballots.