Pakistan's Opposition alliance, headed by exiled former Premier Nawaz Sharif, said its members in the national and provincial assemblies will resign on September 29, the day when the Election Commission will scrutinise nomination papers of President Pervez Musharraf [Images].

The decision was taken by the Opposition alliance, the All Parties Democratic Alliance, headed by Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N at a meeting in Peshawar.

The meeting also decided that North West Frontier Province Chief Minister Akram Durrani will suggest the Governor to dissolve the provincial assembly on October 2, few days before the presidential elections.

The NWFP government is headed by Jamat Ulema Islami a major partner of the Islamist alliance Muthahida Majlis Amal.

"We had earlier decided that if Musharraf tried to re-elect himself from the present assemblies, our members of national and provincial assemblies will resign," Opposition leader Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman said after the meeting.

"This is a historic decision, which will have impact on the country's future," he said.

Rehman said on September 29, members of all parties, which have representations in the parliament and provincial assemblies, will submit resignations with their leaders. The members of National Assemblies will hand over resignations to central leaders and provincial assemblies members will hand over resignations to the provincial leaders.