Members of Pakistan's ruling coalition say they have finalized a list
of impeachment charges against embattled President Pervez Musharraf.
An official from the coalition, Information Minister Sherry Rahman said on Sunday that the charges will be presented to parliament Tuesday, if the president does not resign before then.
The impeachment charges range from violating the constitution to misconduct.
Mr. Musharraf has refused to step down, despite increasing pressure from top Pakistani officials.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told U.S. media (Fox news) on Sunday that Washington currently is not considering granting Mr. Musharraf asylum.
Rice also said (on NBC's Meet the Press) Pakistan's
impeachment proceedings are an internal affair, and that the U.S.
supports Pakistan's new democratically elected government.
Mr. Musharraf has been a key ally in the U.S. fight against terrorism.
President Musharraf ruled largely unchallenged for years after seizing
power in a bloodless military coup in 1999. But his political allies
lost parliamentary elections in February, after he imposed a state of
emergency and fired several judges to avoid legal challenges to his
rule.