New Delhi: Al Qaeda's threat has put Musharraf squarely in the cross for his actions on the Lal masjid. The general grappled with an internal threat pledged to shed his second skin—the uniform.
"The good news is that the uniform is off and what the lawyers have struggled for has been partially achieved," said lawyer and PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan.
The opposition says Musharraf must quit the army before running for presidential elections, failing which they declared would all resign from the provincial and national assemblies.
Political rival Nawaz Sharif, currently in exile in Saudi Arabia seems to be readying for yet another comeback.
Shahbaz Sharif said, “I can assure you he will be back very soon. I can't give a specific date but he will be back in Pakistan very soon.”
Even Benazir Bhutto indicated that her party could join hands with Sharif in boycotting the polls.
The world piled on the pressure too. On a visit to Islamabad, commonwealth chief Don McKinnon reminded the president to keep his promise to quit as army chief.
But none of it compares to Musharraf's challenge from a tough talking supreme court. This week it questioned a change in election rules which allowed Musharraf to stand for president.
The court is expected to deliver its judgements ahead of the October 6 presidential polls. It may not disqualify Musharraf completely but force the president to step down as army chief before the election.
So what will Musharraf do next? Perhaps for once even he doesn't have all the answers.
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