Islamabad, Sep 30 : The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has collected as many as 84 resignations from the National Assembly members and 152 from the members of provincial assemblies till now.

The APDM would furnish these resignations to the Speakers of the national and provincial assemblies respectively on October 2, as decided by the alliance.

Convenor of the alliance’s Joint Action Committee (JAC) Raja Zafarul Haq announced it in a press conference here.

Islamabad, Sep 29 : The Pakistan's Supreme Court go ahead to President General Pervez Musharraf to contest the October 6 presidential polls in uniform, has lead to howls of protest from the Opposition parties.

Terming the verdict as disappointing, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has announced that it would file a review petition against the apex court’s decision in Musharraf’s dual office case.

“We will fight (against the decision) in the Parliament, the Election Commission and the SC,” MMA Senator Khurshid Ahmed told reporters.

Bangalore, Sept 28 : Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has expressed the hope that there would be a smooth handover of power in the state, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to convince the Janata Dal (Secular) in this regard.

Yediyurappa said the BJP would hold talks with the JD(S) after September 30, the day when the results of the urban local bodies elections are scheduled to be declared.

“At the moment the party is busy with the polls,” Yediyurappa was quoted by a website as saying.

Lahore, Sept 28 : Bookmakers in Pakistan have declared General Pervez Musharraf the favourite candidate to win the forthcoming presidential election.

Karachi bookmakers have kept the odds of five to one on Musharraf, while odds of one to 40 on two other candidates Amin Fahim and Wajeehuddin Ahmad.

The Daily Times quoted a Geo TV report as saying that after cricket, bookmakers have now received bets worth billions of rupees on who would be the next President and what crucial decisions would be taken in the near future.