What Musharraf's Resignation May Mean for Pakistanis, Pakistanis in Peshawar React to Musharraf's Resignation

What Musharraf's Resignation May Mean for Pakistanis
News of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation has resulted in widespread celebration in Pakistan – stirring some hope of stability in the country. Musharraf came to power in 1999 after a bloodless coup, but has faced constant opposition from a coalition of competing factions since. Pakistan's constitution calls for the Chairman of the Parliament to assume power for 30 days after which a new president is to be elected, which may prove to be a tremendous obstacle: the two main opposition leaders are rivals themselves, one is Benazir Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari, the other is former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Shahid Mahmood is an internationally syndicated cartoonist – he comments on the upcoming struggle between Sharif and Zardari.

Pakistanis in Peshawar React to Musharraf's Resignation
Word of Musharaff's resignation has been most welcomed in the streets in the Northwest frontier province of Pakistan. Students in Peshawar distributed sweets and danced on public roads – and at the madrassas, students and Taliban prayed in mosques. For FSRN'S street beat, Mudassar Shah complied public response to the resignation.