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Pakistan's murky future
Written by Marsha Reid - Geopoliticalmonitor.com  •  Cover Stories  •  September 2008 PDF Print E-mail

From Geopolitical Monitor
Published on Aug 18, 2008

 
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s decision to resign rather than face impeachment by parliament will have both domestic and international implications: a political power vacuum for a fractious Pakistan, and the loss of a once indispensible ally in the “war on terror” for the US. 

On Thursday, government officials and a member of Musharraf’s circle noted that Musharraf would resign instead of facing impeachment, attempt to remain in Pakistan, and evade criminal prosecution at the hands of a parliament dominated by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N). 

However, elation over Musharraf’s departure will give way to somberness once the dust settles and the stark reality of a political power vacuum is revealed.  Pakistan’s tenuous ruling coalition, which won elections in February, faces an uphill battle in forming a cohesive government once the only thing uniting them—opposition to Musharraf—is gone. 

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