Musharraf told by summit to embrace democracy
By Anne Penketh in Valletta
Published: 28 November 2005
Commonwealth leaders have set a two-year deadline for the Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, a US and British ally in the "war on terror", to relinquish his role of army commander or risk being thrown out of the organisation for a second time.
In a tough statement winding up three days of closed-door talks in Malta, the 53 leaders also agreed that international co-operation to combat terrorism "must be conducted in conformity with international laws".
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