ISLAMABAD, NOV 29, SPA -- Pervez Musharraf took oath as civilian president of Pakistan for his second five-year term five years Thursday. Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice Abdul Hameed Doggar administered the oath to the president at a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (presidential palace). Caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro, his cabinet members, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, and foreign diplomats and top civil and military officials attended the ceremony. After serving as the Pakistan Army for 46 years with nine years as Army Chief, Musharraf retired on Nov 28. Musharraf pledged to hold the general elections on Jan 9 next year and called for political reconciliation.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/504368