Security concerns have prompted Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to make plans to move into his official presidential residence after having survived two assassination attempts last month, officials said yesterday. Musharraf, who also holds the post of army chief, now lives in his official military residence. He will move from the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where the Pakistani army has its headquarters and where the two attempts on his life took place, to the nearby capital Islamabad, a senior government official said. "He plans to shift to the President's House in Islamabad next month or even before that," said the official. He said the decision was taken for security reasons and came after a request from the pro-military government of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali following the two assassination attempts, which were blamed on Islamic militants. This month Musharraf jokingly brushed aside the possibility of another attack, saying he had "nine lives". Meanwhile, buoyed by weakened opposition to his rule and improving ties with India, Musharraf will make his first-ever speech to parliament today, officials said. The speech follows a deal with Islamic party alliance last month that ended a standoff over the extent of Musharraf's powers that had virtually paralysed parliament since its opening in 2002. A senior government official said Musharraf would speak about improving ties with India and Pakistan's support for the US-led war on terror. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. (AFP/PID)