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Musharraf Cancels Visit To ChinaPakistani President Pervez Musharraf has cancelled a planned trip to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. The move comes as the country's governing alliance is discussing his possible impeachment. Pakistan's foreign ministry gave no reason for the cancellation. China is one of the country's closest allies. Mr Musharraf's supporters were defeated in elections earlier this year. He has so far resisted pressure to quit. The head of the governing Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Asif Zardari, was to have travelled with President Musharraf but has also called off his trip to hold more consultations with alliance partners. The two men were to have left on Wednesday afternoon. "The visit has been cancelled, [but] I cannot tell you immediately the reason for it," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Sadiq told the AFP news agency. The presidential spokesman was not immediately available for comment. "The cancellation of the China visit by President Musharraf is an important development," AFP quoted an unnamed government official as saying.
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