President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday, ending a nearly nine-year tenure that opponents said was hampering Pakistan's shaky return to democracy. Musharraf said he wanted to spare Pakistan from a dangerous power struggle with opponents vowing to impeach him. Among other issues following the announcement, Pakistan's ruling parties came under immediate pressure from protesting lawyers to meet a promise to restore judges ousted by Musharraf -- a matter fraught with political calculations.
August 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday, ending a nearly nine-year tenure that opponents said was hampering Pakistan’s shaky return to democracy.
Musharraf said he wanted to spare Pakistan from a dangerous power struggle with opponents vowing to impeach him. He said he was satisfied that all he had done “was for the people and for the country.
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