Comments on: Report: Musharraf to Resign on Monday and Head to Saudi for Three Month Exile http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/08/17/report-musharraf-to-resign-on-monday-head-to-saudi-for-three-month-exile/ Analysis of Pakistan's domestic and foreign affairs Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:06:41 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Arif Rafiq http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/08/17/report-musharraf-to-resign-on-monday-head-to-saudi-for-three-month-exile/comment-page-1/#comment-6144 Arif Rafiq Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:49:17 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/?p=620#comment-6144 Yes. But Rashid Qureshi is the last line of defense. He will never say it's over till Musharraf is on the plane. That's his job. Anyway, this story could be bunk like all the other ones. But given the imminence of the charge sheet introduction...and how so many power brokers don't want the process to even begin, I would say the prospects of Musharraf departing on Monday or Tuesday morning are very high. Yes. But Rashid Qureshi is the last line of defense. He will never say it’s over till Musharraf is on the plane. That’s his job.

Anyway, this story could be bunk like all the other ones. But given the imminence of the charge sheet introduction…and how so many power brokers don’t want the process to even begin, I would say the prospects of Musharraf departing on Monday or Tuesday morning are very high.

]]> By: Riaz Haq http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/08/17/report-musharraf-to-resign-on-monday-head-to-saudi-for-three-month-exile/comment-page-1/#comment-6143 Riaz Haq Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:27:58 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/?p=620#comment-6143 While support for Musharraf has almost completely vanished and his exit seems imminent, there are still denials coming from Rashid Qureshi. For example, the Newsweek story you reference, also says: "Your source is a liar," retired Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, a presidential spokesman, told NEWSWEEK when asked about the president's resignation and possible flight into exile. "The information you have is absolutely untrue." While support for Musharraf has almost completely vanished and his exit seems imminent, there are still denials coming from Rashid Qureshi.

For example, the Newsweek story you reference, also says:

“Your source is a liar,” retired Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, a presidential spokesman, told NEWSWEEK when asked about the president’s resignation and possible flight into exile. “The information you have is absolutely untrue.”

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