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Nearly nine years after he seized power in a bloodless coup, Pakistan's beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf has decided to call...
...Musharraf maintained his composure, but occasional flashes of indignation underscored the fact that the decision to step down was hardly his alone. It came days after the four-month-old coalition government decided to seek Musharraf's impeachment and the country's four provincial legislatures overwhelmingly passed what were in effect no-confidence votes against the President. Musharraf, a former commando who has braved two wars, was plainly reluctant to surrender, but the prospect of public humiliation at the hands of his political opponents proved decisive. "The coalition has decided that I am part of the problem...
...senior official from the late Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party said the coalition was prepared to hand Musharraf a deal. "We've said he can have what he wants - his house, his security," said the official, who has been negotiating with the Musharraf camp. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the junior coalition partner, had earlier dismissed all talk of a "safe passage" but now appears to be considering the proposal...
...meantime, senior U.S. and British diplomats have met with both Musharraf and leaders of the coalition government. Neither Washington nor London - who have long valued Musharraf as a key ally in the "war on terror" - would like to see the already enfeebled President suffer the indignity of impeachment proceedings. The same holds true for the army. "Negotiations are going on between the coalition and the army for a safe exit to be given to Musharraf," said former general Talat Masood. "I think the Americans and the army are demanding he be given safe passage. For the army, impeachment would mean...
...Musharraf manages to secure a deal, many believe he should take it without hesitation. "The time has come for the military leadership to go and have a quiet word with Mr. Musharraf," wrote political analyst Shafqat Mahmood in an op-ed column in the News. "If the price for his quick departure is a safe passage, it should be given. The nation must now move...