Pakistan attorney general says no martial law

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (AFP): Pakistan's attorney general said Friday that President Pervez Musharraf does not intend to impose a state of emergency or martial law, despite a spiralling political crisis and Islamist violence.
Most local dailies said Friday that the government was poised to take extraconstitutional measures, while former premier Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday that she was concerned by rumours about such a step.
Ministers have previously warned that it is a possibility if the Supreme Court overturns military ruler Musharraf's victory in the October 6 presidential vote in a judgment expected in the next two weeks.
But attorney general Malik Muhammad Qayyum-who is leading the government's case against the legal challenges to Musharraf's re-election-told the court Friday there were no such plans.
"Who is saying that martial law is going to be imposed? Martial law will not be imposed, not be imposed, not be imposed," Qayyum told the court.
Asked later by an anti-government lawyer about a state of emergency, he replied: "I have been meeting with the president but I have not found any such intention."