Retirement beckons for President Per-vez Musharraf. On August 11th Pakistan's ruling coalition, led by the Pakistan People's Party (ppp), convened parliament in order to impeach the former dictator. By coincidence, it was his 65th birthday.rnThe ppp and its main ally, the Pakistan Muslim League (n), or pml (n), have drawn up a charge-sheet against Mr Musharraf. It remained under wraps; yet the government's leaders have accused the two-time army coupster of subverting the constitution. The ppp's leader, Asif Zardari, has also accused him of misusing American aid given to fight the war on terror. The government has promised to publish its charge-sheet and launch the impeachment within a few days-if Mr Musharraf does not resign first, as it hoped he would.
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