Lahore, October 6: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are two of the many frontrunners for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to be announced on Thursday.

According to The Nation, the final list of hopefuls totals 194 candidates, including Musharraf and Vajpayee.

The list of candidates also includes 50 organisations, including European Union.

Among the other 142 individuals in the running for the prestigious accolade are US President George W Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Pope and former Czech president Vaclav Havel.

If Musharraf wins, it will be the very first instance of a serving army general becomes recipient of such a prestigious award.

On record, there has only been one case where a retired general winning the Nobel.