Musharraf to fight impeachment bid

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will defend himself against impeachment, aides said Friday, a day after the ruling coalition vowed to launch proceedings to drive the key US ally from power.

Musharraf was set to meet his top legal and political advisers to discuss his dwindling options in the face of the most serious challenge to the former general's position since he seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999.