Pakistan Seeks End to Commonwealth Ban After Emergency Lifted

Pakistan appealed to the Commonwealth to lift its suspension from the 53-nation group after President Pervez Musharraf met demands to step down as army chief and lift the state of emergency declared in November.
Information Minister Nisar A. Memon called on the group to restore Pakistan's membership as a goodwill gesture and send observers to monitor next month's elections, the official Associated Press of Pakistan reported.