ISLAMABAD, August 22, SPA -- President General Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election in accordance with Pakistan's constitution from the elected national and provincial assemblies, Pakistan's Ambassador to UN Munir Akram said in New York. "The President is neither clinging to power nor seeking more than he has already," Akram said while responding to last week s editorial in The New York Times. The ambassador said that the editorial, "High-Maintenance Musharraf," reflected continued misunderstanding of Pakistan's realities. He said President Musharraf's election would ensure the continuity and unity of policy required to counter terrorism and extremism and maintain Pakistan's dynamic economic performance. The president is also committed to hold free and fair general elections soon after and allow the results to determine the composition of the new government, Akram said. He said democracy requires all parties to recognize the primacy of Pakistan's national interests and avoid actions that could destabilize the country and compromise these vital interests.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/476716