ISLAMABAD, March 10 It “does not look like” President Pervez Musharraf will quit if the incoming coalition restores the deposed judges, former minister of state for information Tariq Azeem has said.

But it was “difficult to predict what will transpire after they put into operation their proposal (to reinstate the judges),” Mr Azeem told AFP on Monday.

“Now the question is that how can it be done, through a parliamentary resolution, simple majority or a two-thirds majority. It is a legal issue basically,” he said.

“The president has said all along that he will abide by Supreme Court rulings and parliamentary decisions. If there is a dispute it can be challenged in court as opinion is divided on the issue,” he said.—AFP

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