Musharraf Says He Won't Step Down Despite Massive Election Defeats for His Party

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Pakistani President Musharraf says he won't resign, despite a humiliating setback in yesterday's general election.  The vote tallies were bad news for Musharraf's allies in the Pakistan Muslim League-Q.  They were reduced from the governing party to the third largest party in parliament.

The big winners in the election have been the People's Party of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Muslim League-N, or PMLN, led by another former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif.  As the politicians discuss the formation of a new government, Tony Cross spoke to some of their supporters in the southern port city of Karachi.