Pakistani cabinet ministers unanimously approved the holding of a national referendum on extending President Pervez Musharraf's term of office for five years. An official statement Wednesday, said a joint session of the cabinet, provincial governors and the National Security Council of military chiefs unanimously agreed to hold the referendum on "important national issues". It said Musharraf would address the nation on Friday to "take the people into confidence on the details of the referendum".
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