ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, facing possible impeachment, announced his resignation Monday and lawmakers immediately accepted it.
The former army chief, who came to power in 1999 after deposing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a military coup, said in a televised address to the nation he was stepping down in the best interest of the country, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported.