Islamabad: Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif today said the "number-one demand" of the nation was for President Pervez Musharraf to resign as soon as possible.
"Musharraf has to step down. This is the number-one demand of the nation today. And I can see that people want this to happen as quickly as possible without any delay," he told reporters. Sharif said that if the government goes ahead with parliamentary elections next month, it will "destroy the country".
"If the government is adamant about holding elections on January 8, it is going on a self-destructive path which will not only destroy the government itself but will also destroy the country," Sharif told reporters. "They are not going to be credible," he said. "Most of the mainstream political parties have announced their boycott." Sharif is a longtime nemesis of Musharraf, who ousted him in a 1999 coup.
