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India-Pakistan
Musharraf offers to free Bhutto's husband
2002-01-06
  • Pakistani authorities have offered to free from prison the husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as long as he makes a plea bargain. Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari were convicted of corruption in 1999 and she has lived in self-imposed exile since then, while Zardari has been in prison. Bhutto, prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996, and Zardari both denied involvement in corruption. Last year the Supreme Court cancelled their convictions and ordered a retrial, which has yet to start.
    Musharraf is very sensibly trying to mend a few domestic fences. The Bhuttos can hold out for complete dismissal if they like. Musharraf needs the support of Pakistan People's Party as a counter to what he's lost from his crackdown on the fundos. There's already been speculation about a Musharraf as President/Benazir as Prime Minister arrangement to come out of the elections scheduled for October. Bhutto has put herself and her party in the anti-fundo camp and has supported Musharraf's efforts to go after the religious loons.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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