AFP, Islamabad

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will not resign, his spokesman said on Monday, as the ruling coalition put the finishing touches to impeachment charges against the key US ally.
Parliament was also due to convene ahead of the expected formal launch of impeachment proceedings later this week, while provincial assemblies will shortly consider no-confidence motions against Musharraf .
The former general has even faced calls from his own allies to stand down nearly nine years after he grabbed power in a bloodless military coup, but his spokesman dismissed the mounting pressure. [Read more]