Former President of Pakistan, MusharrafThe National Assembly formally accepted Musharraf's resignation hours after a televised address Monday announcing that he would step down.
The chairman of the upper house of the assembly, Mohammedmian Soomro, will serve as acting president until a successor is chosen.
Musharraf swept to power in 1999 in a bloodless coup.
He had come under increasing pressure in recent weeks to quit, with the ruling coalition taking steps to impeach him.
"I don't want the people of Pakistan to slide deeper and deeper into uncertainty," Musharraf said in his televised address.[more]http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/musharraf.address/index.html
The chairman of the upper house of the assembly, Mohammedmian Soomro, will serve as acting president until a successor is chosen.
Musharraf swept to power in 1999 in a bloodless coup.
He had come under increasing pressure in recent weeks to quit, with the ruling coalition taking steps to impeach him.
"I don't want the people of Pakistan to slide deeper and deeper into uncertainty," Musharraf said in his televised address.[more]http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/musharraf.address/index.html
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