[Pakistan's] Opposition calls on [President] Zardari to quit

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Source: Al Jazeera English

Pakistan's main opposition party has called for Asif Ali Zardari, the country's president, to resign after the supreme court declared void an amnesty deal protecting him from corruption charges.

Following the ruling, officials from the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) said Zardari should be obliged to step down.

"It will be in his own interest, it will be in the interest of his party and it will be good for the system," said Khawaja Asif, a senior leader PML-N leader.

Siddiqul Farooq, a spokesman for the party, said: "President Asif Ali Zardari should resign on moral grounds and should not depend upon the crutches of the constitution."

Pakistan's constitution guarantees Zardari immunity while in office.

Resignations demanded

But the constitution also states that presidential candidates must be pious, honest and truthful and not have been convicted in a criminal case.

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