Mr Musharraf insisted January general elections would go ahead
The US has welcomed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to lift a state of emergency on 16 December.
President George W Bush said the move was "an essential step towards getting Pakistan on the road to democracy".
But Washington urged Pakistan's leader to go further and ensure free and fair parliamentary elections in January.
President Musharraf, who took power in a coup in 1999, was sworn in for a new term as a civilian head of state on Thursday after resigning as army chief.
The US, which regards Pakistan as a close ally in its war on terror, denied that Mr Musharraf had been pressurised into lifting the emergency or into giving up his military uniform.
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