Either Judge Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry or Uncle Distemper Addams. We're not sure which. |
PPP Chairwoman Benazir Bhutto has said that a democratic government would restore all the deposed judges of the superior judiciary, Dawn News reported on Monday. Talking to reporters after filing her nomination papers, she said she was ready to form an alliance with Nawaz Sharif. “We are ready to forge an alliance with all moderate political parties,” she told reporters in Larkana. “We welcome Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan. It will strengthen the democratic and political culture,” AFP quoted her as saying. Bhutto herself flew home last month after eight years abroad, and the two (BB and Nawaz) are working on a joint strategy against President General Pervez Musharraf following his imposition of emergency. That may include boycotting the elections but a final decision on that will not be taken until after the close of Monday’s deadline for registration. “We are concerned that elections will be rigged but we don’t want to leave the field empty,” she said.
She said an alliance of moderate parties was also being pushed by the United States. “In the past the United States would support dictatorships but now it is supporting democratic forces, which is a sign of encouragement for all the democracy-loving people,” she added. |