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| India-Pakistan |
| PPP wants polls in 2 months |
| 2007-10-22 |
| In the first round of talks between Pakistan PeopleÂ’s Party (PPP) and the government, a PPP delegation demanded on Saturday that the government conduct the elections within two months. The meeting that took place in Islamabad was attended by Tariq Aziz, who represented President General Pervez Musharraf, and PPP leaders Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Rehman Malik. Tariq Aziz is a close aide of President Musharraf. Sources said the delegation had told the government that there would be no further talks if the government didnÂ’t accept the PPPÂ’s demands. The delegation protested over the governmentÂ’s statement that it was unsure whether the attack on BhuttoÂ’s rally was a suicide bombing. The sources said that the PPP demanded that the assemblies be dissolved in October and that the general elections be held within 60 days instead of 90. To this, Aziz scheduled a second meeting for Sunday (October 21) evening because he wanted to discuss the PPP demands with the president. |
| Posted by:Fred |