President Pervez Musharraf's recent suspension of the Chief justice of the Supreme Court clearly shows how politically unstable Pakistan is right now. President Musharraf suspended the chief justice simply because he was investigating incidences where people were taken hostage by intelligence officers. Instead of apologizing to the country and explaining the flaws of the Pakistani intelligence agency, Musharraf suspended the chief justice indefinitely. It is quite obvious that the violence erupting in Karachi and the riots sparked by Pakistani lawyers have happened because of Musharraf's draconian policy. Furthermore, Musharraf wants to remain President and the general of Pakistan's army. News sources such as The Economist have stated that the only way Pakistani politics will become stable again is if Musharraf gives up his title as general and forms a coalition government with one of the opposition leaders currently in exile. President Musharraf will most likely try to win the upcoming parliamentary elections without forming a coalition government. The main problem with this approach is that Sharif's opposition party should beat Musharraf's party in the parliamentary elections. Musharraf must allow Sharif back into the country so both their parties stand a better chance of winning against the other parties. Musharraf has been able to bring stability to Pakistan with the military while Sharif has the popular support. It appears that Pakistan will become even more unstable if Musharraf does not form a coalition government since Sharif does not have the military experience that Musharraf has.
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Obviously, you are very well informed about the subject: kudos. However, you lost me a few sentences in to this, and I had to read very slowly to figure out what you were trying to say. Too many facts too fast! Also, you contradict yourself a bit at the end. On a different note, it's nice to see you've done your homework.
I AM THE DUCK
I don't see a contradiction. You can give up your military post and use your presidential powers to bring stability through the military.