Blaming President Pervez Musharraf for running down the country, former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif today demanded his resignation and renewed call for the formation of a government of national consensus to ensure free and fair general elections on January 8 as scheduled. |
Musharraf is the root cause of all problems in Pakistan and the country would be "doomed" if he did not step down, Sharif said. |
Sharif, who said his PML(N) party had reversed its decision to boycott the upcoming general election as a mark of solidarity for assassinated premier Benazir Bhutto, reiterated that he would not work with Musharraf in any future government. |
"Free and fair elections cannot be held under Musharraf," he told a news conference here. |