Pak court resumes hearing challenges to Musharraf's re-election

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ISLAMABAD, OCT 17 (AP): Pakistan's top court heard challenges Wednesday to the legality of Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election as president, a day before Benazir Bhutto returns from exile.
Musharraf's opponents have petitioned the Supreme Court, claiming that the US-allied strongman was ineligible to contest the Oct. 6 vote.
Government officials insist the poll was held legally, however, the court has ruled that Musharraf's victory can only become official once it rules on the complaints.
The challenge and other politically sensitive cases pending before the court have injected more instability into Pakistan's already turbulent politics.
Opposition parties boycotted the presidential election, leaving Musharraf to gather an overwhelming majority of the votes cast by federal and provincial lawmakers.