Musharraf Reportedly Ignoring Advice to Resign as Impeachment Looms
Sunday August 17, 2008
Here's the roundup from Pakistani publications:
- Dawn reports that President Pervez Musharraf refuses to step down even after being told there's no option but to resign: "The heads of the ruling coalition are expected to meet early next week to give a go-ahead to their plan to impeach President Pervez Musharraf amid indications that efforts to persuade the president to resign have slackened due to his insistence to do so only after going through the charge-sheet against him. ... In addition to some political bigwigs, Mr Musharraf has been conferring with constitutional experts like Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada and Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum to explore legal possibilities like invoking Article 58-2(b) to dismiss the National Assembly or approach the Supreme Court to challenge the charge-sheet."
- Dawn also reported Saturday that the opposition foreign minister has given Musharraf two days to decide.
- The Daily Times reports on how the opposition is ready to go with impeachment proceedings on Monday.
- The backdrop for this government wrangling, notes Al-Jazeera, is a spike in sectarian violence in the troubled tribal regions of Pakistan.
- Meanwhile, Condoleezza Rice says asylum for U.S. ally Musharraf is "not on the table."
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