| Fresh efforts for the unification of Pakistan Muslim League's Functional, Chattha and Nawaz factions have failed because of the yawning gap between the positions of these parties on some important issues including the constitutionality of the referendum. The efforts were initiated recently by Hamid Nasir Chattha under instructions from Pir Pagara. Both these leaders are supporting the April 30 referendum to give Gen Pervez Musharraf five years in presidency after completing his three-year term mandated by the Supreme Court. |