Mr Musharraf - who led a military government from 1999 until 2008 - had lived in Dubai and London and returned to run in the forthcoming parliamentary elections despite outstanding court cases against him.
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Despite support for the bill from Breaux, Miller and Nelson, Senate Republicans still do not have enough votes to overcome parliamentary roadblocks in the Senate, because in such cases 60 votes are needed.
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He returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile this year, hoping to contest the parliamentary elections, but he was disqualified from running because of court cases pending against him.