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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The second of Pakistan's four provincial assemblies has passed a resolution calling for President Pervez Musharraf to step down or face impeachment.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in Pakistan in 1999, faces impeachment proceedings.

Tuesday's resolution by the North West Frontier Province passed by a vote of 107-4. It follows a similar measure that Punjab's assembly passed a day earlier.

The other two provincial assemblies are expected to pass similar resolutions before the end of the week.

The resolutions are non-binding, but they signal a growing drumbeat by Pakistani lawmakers to pressure the politically embattled president to leave office.

Musharraf has shown no inclination to step down.

The parliamentary process to unseat Musharraf would be arduous. The ruling coalition would have to compile a list of charges against Musharraf to impeach him.

Once lawmakers submit charges, the National Assembly -- the lower house of Parliament -- would vote on whether to move forward with impeachment. A majority vote would be required for the charges to be considered. Next would come an actual vote on impeaching Musharraf.

Musharraf stepped down as the chief of military last November. He has seen his power erode significantly since then, especially after the opposition parties swept to victory in parliamentary elections in February. Timeline: Musharraf's hold on power »

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It is unclear how much support he still has among the military brass. The army has indicated that it wants to stay out of politics.

Musharraf has long been an ally of the United States, which has poured billions of dollars in aid during his administration to deprive Islamic militants of the sanctuary they have established along the country's rugged border with Afghanistan.

CNN's Reza Sayah contributed to this report.

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