71.   Musharraf has promised to abide by the ruling and hold parliamentary polls by October this year.

72.   Musharraf has promised to abide by the ruling and hold parliamentary polls by October this yentry is against me.

73.   Musharraf pledged complete transparency in holding the poll saying he would ensure it was fair, free and credible, the report said.

74.   On Monday, separatist leaders in Chechnya said they would hold fresh polls as soon as January to elect a new government for the breakaway southern Russian republic.

75.   No polls will be held for the state assemblies of Sabah and Sarawak.

76.   Only Kuwait, a monarchy, holds parliamentary polls with a limited electorate, but political parties are banned there.

77.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pledged in mid-May to hold the polls and reform his administration, which is widely viewed as corrupt and inefficient.

78.   On Monday, separatists leaders in Chechnya said they would hold fresh polls as soon as January to elect a new government for the breakaway southern Russian republic.

79.   Only the current Chechen government set up by Moscow and headed by Prime Minister Doku Zavgayev has voiced support for holding the polls in December.

80.   Opposition parties have been boycotting the parliament since March, demanding a constitutional amendment to hold future polls under a non-partisan interim government.