Pakistan's ruling coalition has announced its intention to impeach President Pervez Musharraf.
Speaking at a news conference, the leader of the Pakistan People's Party, Asif Ali Zardari, said the coalition would table an impeachment motion in parliament on Monday. The consensus came after three days of talks between the People's Party and its coalition partners, the Pakistan Muslim Leaque-Nawaz. The government needs a two-thirds combined majority in the upper and lower houses of parliament to oust Musharraf. The Pakistani president has cancelled plans to travel to Beijing for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. The foreign ministry says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is to attend the ceremonies in his place.
(Deutsche Welle)
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