Impeachment hopes and fears (BBC)

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By M Ilyas Khan
BBC News, Karachi

The decision by Pakistan's new ruling alliance to impeach the country's President, Pervez Musharraf, has sparked jubilation as well as fears across the country.

If current opinion polls are anything to go by, Mr Musharraf has become the most unpopular leader in the country's history.

His public standing suffered a setback in March 2007 when he sacked Pakistan's chief justice.

It hit rock-bottom when he sacked nearly 60 judges eight months later to prevent them from overturning his re-election as president.

But he has been the chief of the Pakistan Army - the institution that has often acted as a major power broker in the country's politics during its 60-year history.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7548382.stm

Glad to see "most unpopular in history" means something to SOME people.