(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-09-20 15:57

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on October 6, the Election Commission announced on Thursday.

File photo of Pakistan's President General Musharraf  [Reuters]

"The vote for the presidential election will be held on October 6," Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, spokesman for the Election Commission told Reuters.

General Musharraf, who came to power eight years ago, has said he will retire from the army if elected.

Musharraf's current tenure is due to expire on November 15, and his top legal aide has told the court that he will be sworn in as a civilian leader if he is given a fresh five-year mandate.

In Pakistan, members of the parliament - National Assembly and Senate - as well as those from the four provincial assemblies elect the president.

Musharraf's allies enjoy simple majority needed to elect the president.

The nomination papers for the presidential election will be filed on September 27 while the list of candidates will be finalised on October 1.