For eight years President Pervez Musharraf dominated Pakistan and charmed the West by presenting himself as a straight-talking ally in the war on terror.
Now his political foes are in the driving seat and the former army chief is a beleaguered figure under mounting pressure to resign. Yet he retains the support of President Bush and Musharraf seems in no mood to give way.
The parties in the new civilian government that took power in February elections are arrayed against him. In a significant shift this week, Asif Ali Zardari, the leader of the largest party in the coalition, explicitly called for Musharraf's resignation. He had earlier appeared willing to work …
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