New Delhi: Even though the Pakistan National Assembly elections results came about a week back but the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which is the single largest party in the new Assembly, is yet to get a formal invitation from President Pervez Musharraf to form the next government.
Musharraf himself is under pressure to quit, but Presidential spokesperson Major Rashid Qureshi denied that the President was planning an honourable exit strategy.
Major Qureshi said the general elections in the country on February 18 must not be regarded as a referendum on Musharraf.
“Everyone knows that the elections were not a presidential election and Musharraf is not involved in government formation. I think one should not attach much credence to the report. Nothing of this sort has been discussed in the President's office," said Qureshi.
A British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph had earlier quoted a close confidante of the Pakistani President as saying Musharraf had started discussing his exit strategy and would voluntarily step down within days rather than be forced out by his political opponents.
Musharraf reportedly wants to avoid a bitter power struggle with a newly elected Parliament, which may well clip the President's constitutional powers - if not impeach him.
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