Mass resignations as Musharraf names successor
Opposition MPs in Pakistan have taken part in a mass resignation as General Pervez Musharraf attempts to be re-elected.

Some 85 national assembly MPs have submitted their resignations ahead of the presidential election this weekend.

Maulana Fazal-ur Rahman, the parliamentary opposition leader said the resignations would ensure that Gen Musharraf's re-election, should it happen, would have "no value".

The news comes as the current president, who has pledged to stand down as head of the army if he gains re-election, announced his successor in the military.