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| Leading members of Pakistan's governing coalition have been meeting to finalise a plan to impeach the country's president, Pervez Musharraf. | |
| They accuse him of misconduct and of violating the constitution, and have urged him to resign. | They accuse him of misconduct and of violating the constitution, and have urged him to resign. |
| A spokesman for the president has said that Mr Musharraf will not resign. | |
| Ruling parties say he is incompetent and standing in the way of democracy. The US says it is an internal matter for Pakistan. | |
| Pakistan's National Assembly is due to convene on Monday evening to hear the charges against Mr Musharraf. | Pakistan's National Assembly is due to convene on Monday evening to hear the charges against Mr Musharraf. |
| Mr Musharraf has been meeting legal advisers to plan his next moves. | |
| Presidential spokesman Rashid Qureshi told AFP news agency that Mr Musharraf would not resign. | |
| 'False' | |
| "There is no reason that he should resign. Everything they are saying is false, so why should he resign?," he said. | |
| Leaders of the two largest parties in government met over the weekend to finalise what those charges will be. | Leaders of the two largest parties in government met over the weekend to finalise what those charges will be. |
| "The work of the impeachment committee is almost complete. It is giving finishing touches to the chargesheet," Farzana Raja of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) said. | |
| "We gave him [Mr Musharraf] a chance to resign, we gave him a few months. But we have now come to the conclusion that now the people of Pakistan, through their elected representatives in the parliament, will have to do that." | |
| STEPS TO IMPEACHMENT Impeachment proposers need 50% majority in Senate or National AssemblyPresident given notice of impeachment, and has three days to respondJoint session of Senate and Assembly must be held between 7 and 14 days later to investigate chargesIf resolution presented, joint session must approve with two-thirds majority Musharraf's optionsPower struggle splits press | STEPS TO IMPEACHMENT Impeachment proposers need 50% majority in Senate or National AssemblyPresident given notice of impeachment, and has three days to respondJoint session of Senate and Assembly must be held between 7 and 14 days later to investigate chargesIf resolution presented, joint session must approve with two-thirds majority Musharraf's optionsPower struggle splits press |
| One official said that the list of violations of the constitution and examples of the president's misconduct would extend to more than 100 pages. | One official said that the list of violations of the constitution and examples of the president's misconduct would extend to more than 100 pages. |
| The charges are not likely to be presented to parliament until after independence celebrations on Thursday. | The charges are not likely to be presented to parliament until after independence celebrations on Thursday. |
| Before then the government is getting the four provincial assemblies to hold their own votes - which will ask the president to seek a vote of confidence. | Before then the government is getting the four provincial assemblies to hold their own votes - which will ask the president to seek a vote of confidence. |
| This will not have any direct bearing on the impeachment process - but will encourage more politicians to call for the President's resignation. | This will not have any direct bearing on the impeachment process - but will encourage more politicians to call for the President's resignation. |
| The government insists that it has enough votes to impeach him, but party leaders say he should resign now to avoid humiliation. | The government insists that it has enough votes to impeach him, but party leaders say he should resign now to avoid humiliation. |
| Mr Musharraf has three options ahead of him - he could contest the impeachment in parliament, which is what his supporters there are urging him to do, he could resign, or he could take a huge risk, dismiss the government and dissolve parliament. | Mr Musharraf has three options ahead of him - he could contest the impeachment in parliament, which is what his supporters there are urging him to do, he could resign, or he could take a huge risk, dismiss the government and dissolve parliament. |
| To do that would need the backing of the army, but there has been no indication yet of where Pakistan's most powerful institution stands. | To do that would need the backing of the army, but there has been no indication yet of where Pakistan's most powerful institution stands. |