Musharraf to announce return date on Jan 8

Pakistans former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf is to announce a date to his return to Pakistan to contest forthcoming elections as a civilian.Musharraf will announce his date of return to Pakistanin a video address in Karachi on January 8 from London where has been living in exile.He is planning to fly back to Pakistan by the end of January, plunging himself into a political crisis amid reports of an early general election and rumours the military is on the brink of mounting a coup.The government and army are at loggerhead trading allegations over a memo allegedly sent to US military chiefs by senior officials asking for support to reduce military influence.