President Pervez Musharraf faces no immediate threat to his rule despite violent protests over his removal of a Chief Justice of Pakistan, a senior US State Department official said on Wednesday.
"I don't think it's too much of a question of (Musharraf) being toppled or serious unrest in country," the official said when asked whether Washington was concerned that growing protests could lead to the military ruler's overthrow.
"It doesn't seem that way at the moment. I don't see any signs of that," said the official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, as Musharraf came under increasing pressure to quit over the judicial crisis.