South Asia News
Pakistan abuzz with rumour of Musharraf's resignation
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May 31, 2008, 12:36 GMT
Islamabad - Despite repeated denials by the beleaguered President
Pervez Musharraf over the last three days, Pakistan remained abuzz on
Saturday with rumours of his almost inevitable stepping down.
'I was in my office this morning when a friend of mine informed me
through an SMS that the military had forced Musharraf to resign. I
checked it out on TV but there was nothing about it,' said Irfan
Ahmed, a computer engineer at a local software company, while buying
sandwiches for his lunch from a bakery in Islamabad.
Ahmed said many of his colleagues and relatives had also received
similar messages in recent days. 'I hope he (Musharraf) quits soon so
political calm returns to the country,' he added.
Musharraf, who took over in a bloodless coup in 1999, has been under
immense pressure to leave office since February 18 elections which saw
his political allies defeated.