Musharraf may be considering Britain

LONDON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf may be considering London as his place of exile, a source said.

The Telegraph cites a Western diplomat in Islamabad who believes that he will first visit Saudi Arabia, making a pilgrimage to the Muslim holy cities. But the diplomat said that London is likely to be where he will choose to live.

Musharraf announced his resignation Monday after the coalition now ruling Pakistan threatened him with impeachment.

"I hope the nation and the people will forgive my mistakes," he said in a speech on television. "'Pakistan First' has always been my philosophy.'"

Musharraf, who received a commission in the army in 1964, was a longtime member of an institution that has its roots in the Indian Army of the British empire. He studied at the Royal College of Defense Studies in Britain.