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Pakistan Referendum NPR's Michael Sullivan in Islamabad reports that Pakistani voters have given General Pervez Musharraf five more years in power. The government says turnout in yesterday's referendum was much higher than expected, and the overwhelming majority of those who voted approved Musharraf's bid to extend his rule.

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NPR's Michael Sullivan in Islamabad reports that Pakistani voters have given General Pervez Musharraf five more years in power. The government says turnout in yesterday's referendum was much higher than expected, and the overwhelming majority of those who voted approved Musharraf's bid to extend his rule.