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Benazir says no to any deal with Musharraf |
2005-04-05 |
Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Monday ruled out dealing with President Pervez Musharraf, saying the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would not break the principles laid down by its founding father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by reconciling with a soldier. "The PPP had never made deals with generals nor will it do so in future. We believe there should be no role for the army in politics and will continue struggling for freeing the country from military intervention to ensure true civilian rule in Pakistan," Benazir told a gathering organised in her father's hometown on his 26th death anniversary by a videotape recording. She said the "Musharraf-led government" had failed to address the socio-economic problems of the common man, who was finding it nearly impossible to manage his/her monthly budgets due to increasing prices of consumer goods and petroleum and energy products. She said her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, would return to Pakistan on April 16. "Zardari sahib's return will be a rehearsal for my return. I will come back soon to restore genuine democracy," she added. |
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