Pakistan cannot be left in the hands of one individual

16th Nov 2006, 16:04 GMT

As General Pervez Musharraf closes his seventh year as president of Pakistan, the debate rages over how long he can remain at the helm. In October 1999, he overthrew the civilian government of Nawaz Sharif, continuing Pakistan's pattern of alternating between military and civilian rule and making Musharraf the fourth military ruler in the country's history.