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India-Pakistan
Zardari conspiring to disqualify us: Nawaz
2009-02-22
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif alleged on Saturday President Asif Ali Zardari is conspiring to have the Supreme Court disqualify him and his brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, from holding public office, a private TV channel reported. "It is not appropriate for President Zardari to try to get us disqualified by the Supreme Court or insult us through a governor," Nawaz told his party's General Council meeting in Raiwind on Saturday. He said his party was ready to sacrifice the Punjab government for the country.

Indemnify: Nawaz claimed President Zardari had asked him to indemnify the actions of General (r) Pervez Musharraf but he (Nawaz) had said he would rather retire from politics. He said Musharraf had attacked Kargil at a time Indian premier Atal Vajpaye was attempting to resolve the Kashmir issue.

Maintain army: He said he had been unaware of the Kargil attack but had taken the blame to save the army's reputation. He said he had been forced to sack Musharraf for the Kargil misadventure but the latter had staged a coup to retain his grip on power.

Participate: The PML-N chief also asked his party's workers to actively participate in the lawyers' long march, saying it was up to them to materialise into reality his promise of unprecedented support to the lawyers.
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