WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday granting asylum to embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was not currently under consideration by the United States.

"That's not an issue on the table, and I just want to keep our focus on what we must do with the democratic government of Pakistan," Rice told foreign news channel on Sunday when asked if Washington would give the Pakistan president asylum.

She spoke as Pakistan's ruling coalition readied impeachment charges against Musharraf and gave him two days to step down.

Asked if it would be in the best interest of Pakistan to have Musharraf resign, Rice said: "This is a matter for the Pakistanis to resolve.

"We have been supportive of democratic elections that took place in Pakistan. In fact, advocated for them."

She said the United States had showed its support for the new government, citing President George W. Bush's recent meeting with Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Rice said "President Musharraf has been a good ally" but that Washington had disagreed with his decision to declare a state of emergency.

Source: http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=52417

The cat out of the bag finally? Exactly the reason why I've always opposed Musharraf's pro US stance. Where are the pro US pundits now? Today he's stung by the very ones that he relied upon. Remember what I used to say that Musharraf wouldn't even be given a drop of water by the US when the time came. Now the time has come.

I am quite sure he saw this coming. As if we already don't have enough of this in our history

Exactly, yet we make the same mistakes over and over again. Turkey and SA have already offered asylum.

this is Shah Iran style.

as if he would wan't to live in us lol.