ISLAMABAD: Pakistani newspapers implored President Pervez Musharraf to resign, rather than drag the country through more political upheaval, a day after the leaders of the civilian coalition declared plans to impeach him. “For the sake of all of us, please maintain your dignity and go quietly,” wrote the News, the English language flagship of the powerful Jang media group. That’s what they’re hoping. But many editorials yesterday feared the former commando who seized power in a coup nine years ago will demonstrate his characteristic fighting spirit at the wrong time. “President Pervez Musharraf is not among those people who will resign for the sake of the country or to protect his honor,” said Nawa-e-Waqt a leading Urdu language daily. “Had he wished to do that, he could have resigned immediately after the Feb. 18 elections,” it wrote, referring to polls that stripped Musharraf of parliamentary support and was widely interpreted as a referendum on his rule.