ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Opposition legislators resigned on Tuesday to undercut President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid, but the Pakistani leader pushed ahead with plans for an expected victory - naming a trusted ally to head the military in his place.
Musharraf has enraged opponents by simultaneously serving as head of the army and president, and has promised to doff his uniform if he wins Saturday's vote by national and provincial lawmakers.
A Pakistani Cabinet minister, meanwhile, said top officials had agreed "in principle" to grant exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto amnesty from prosecution in pending corruption cases.
Bhutto has held …
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