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Musharraf Will Quit Tomorrow, Flee: Mag

Presidential spokesman denies allegations

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Aug 17, 2008 3:27 PM CDT

(Newser) – Pakistan President Musharraf will likely resign tomorrow, a former Musharraf aide told Newsweek, and flee to Saudi Arabia for three months of exile. Pakistan's top military commanders are aware of the news, but Musharraf's camp officially denies the story. "Your source is a liar. The information you have is absolutely untrue," a spokesman told the magazine.

Musharraf is expected to resign to avoid facing impeachment before an antagonistic parliament, and to shield himself from prosecution over his 1999 coup and the unconstitutional state of emergency he declared in November. Meanwhile, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif is calling for treason charges against Musharraf, and may be facing off against Pakistani People's Party chairman Asif Zardari to succeed him.

Supporters of Pakistan's religious party, Jamat-i-Islami, or Party of Islam, shout slogans against Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.
Supporters of Pakistan's religious party, Jamat-i-Islami, or Party of Islam, shout slogans against Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.   (Associated Press)
Pakistani demonstrators shout slogans against Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf during a rally in Multan, Pakistan, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008.
Pakistani demonstrators shout slogans against Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf during a rally in Multan, Pakistan, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008.   (Associated Press)
President Pervez Musharraf speaks during a ceremony to mark country's Independence Day on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Islamabad.
President Pervez Musharraf speaks during a ceremony to mark country's Independence Day on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Islamabad.   (Associated Press)
Pakistani lawyers burn a US flag and an effigy of President Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.
Pakistani lawyers burn a US flag and an effigy of President Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Lawmakers from Pakistan's Sindh province attend the assembly session in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.
Lawmakers from Pakistan's Sindh province attend the assembly session in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.   (Associated Press)
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 6, 2008,  Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf gestures during a ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan.
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 6, 2008, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf gestures during a ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan.   (Associated Press)
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