-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The head of Pakistan 's ruling coalition announced Thursday that the government will move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf . President Pervez Musharraf took control of Pakistan in a military coup in 1999 . `` The coalition reaffirmed the resolve of democracy and democratic forces will work jointly to make a transition to genuine democracy , '' the head of Pakistan People 's Party Asif Ali Zardari said , reading a joint communique with his coalition partners . Before pursuing impeachment proceedings , Pakistani lawmakers will demand Musharraf take a vote of confidence in the newly elected parliament , which he had vowed to do last year , Zardari said . `` The people of Pakistan gave a clear mandate in favor of democracy and democratic forces and voted for the change to oust Gen. Musharraf by defeating his ... party , '' Zardari added . `` In spite of his clear commitment that if his party was defeated in the election he would resign , he continues to cling to the office of the president . '' Watch an expert talk about the impact of a possible impeachment '' If Musharraf does not request a vote of confidence , the National Assembly will meet on Monday to consider impeachment proceedings , PPP spokesman Capt. Wasif Syed told CNN . Speaking a short time before Thursday 's announcement , Syed said there are enough votes in parliament right now to impeach the president . But Musharraf may still have one card up his sleeve : he could move to dissolve parliament and dismiss the prime minister . Amid the political upheaval , Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will replace Musharraf at the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday in Beijing , Pakistan 's state-run news agency reported . Musharraf , who seized power in a 1999 bloodless military coup , has seen his power erode significantly since he stepped down as the country 's military ruler last year and since the opposition parties ' victory in February 's parliamentary elections . The new civilian government is under a lot of pressure to control Taliban and al Qaeda militants in its tribal region along the Afghan border . The CIA recently accused Pakistan 's intelligence service of providing support for the militants who bombed India 's embassy in Kabul , Afghanistan last month . Fighting on Thursday between Pakistani paramilitary troops and Taliban forces killed 25 Taliban and five soldiers along the Afghan border , an army spokesman told CNN . Asked about the situation , Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad -- an Islamabad-based political analyst -- told CNN on Wednesday that he believes Musharraf `` will fight back '' against any attempt to remove him from power . `` Before they impeach the president , he might pre-empt them by using article 58 -LRB- 2b -RRB- , '' he said , referring to the constitutional article that gives the president power to dissolve parliament and dismiss the prime minister . Ahmad , a professor of international relations at Islamabad 's Quaid-i-Azam University , said any attempt to remove Musharraf would be a `` next to an impossible task '' because the president still has support . `` The army does n't want him to be eliminated . The Americans are still favoring him , '' he noted . CNN 's Reza Sayah contributed to this report