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Bhutto urges Pakistan power-share deal soon
 WASHINGTON - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhuttoon Tuesday urged President Pervez Musharraf to present a power-sharing reform package by the end of August, saying her party was becoming jittery with approaching elections.I have shared with General Musharraf that my party is getting very upset, because elections are around the corner, and that, by the end of this month, we really need to know where we stand, she told the American PBS television network. We either have a package or we dont have a package, she said. And if we have a package, well, then, we need the measures that weve agreed upon to come into play. Bhutto said if she was not able to cut a deal with Musharraf, she still intended to return to Pakistan and campaign for her party and join other moderate political parties to try and bring about a transition. I hope it doesnt come to a breakdown in the negotiations between General Musharraf and the PPP. But, at the end of the day, we cant afford to be contaminated by his unpopularity without getting the price for democracy, she said. Posted by: 2007-08-22 |
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