Pakistan's new parliament holds first session since anti-Musharraf landslide in elections

Pakistan inaugurated a new parliament on Monday dominated by opponents of President Pervez Musharraf who have vowed to crimp his powers and review his U.S.-backed policies against al-Qaida and the Taliban.

At stake is the future course and political stability of the nuclear-armed nation of 160 million people, which is struggling against economic problems as well as Islamic militants.

Elections last month in which Musharraf's allies were routed illustrated the growing unhappiness with the former general, who dominated Pakistan's politics during eight years of military rule.

Sen. Tariq Azim, a Musharraf loyalist, hailed the inauguration of the …