 Opposition parties are trying to convince Benazir Bhutto to boycott the 2008 general elections, and are confident that they will succeed in evolving a consensus among themselves on boycotting the polls, a source told Daily Times.
| Boycotting is easier than actually participating in an election. It's kinda like walking out of parliament, only you never get there to do it. |
“Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif telephoned Benazir on Wednesday and tried to convince her to boycott the elections,” the source said. Nawaz told Benazir about his stance on the restoration of democracy, and his refusal to meet President General Pervez Musharraf during the latter’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia. Nawaz’s claim that the government had tried to contact him at least three times since Ramazan had been denied by the government. |