DUBAI — Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will never accept the President in uniform but will participate in the general elections under the "courageous leadership" of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, who will return to Pakistan by November this year, said Masood Sharif Khan, former director-general of Intelligence Bureau and a senior PPP leader.In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times during a visit to Dubai recently, he said it is time for General Musharraf to hang his boots and leave after holding fair, free and transparent elections. “We should, as a nation, vow never to accept another President in uniform,” he said adding that the time to put ‘Pakistan First’ has truly come for Musharraf.
The very idea of trying to have the same assemblies re-elect Musharaf (with or without uniform) will be the proverbial last straw on the camel's back, he said. “I say very emphatically that this is something Musharaf can never achieve — he just cannot,” Khan said. "There cannot be a deal between the PPP and General Musharraf by which the status quo continues with the only change of “for PML (Q) read PPP”.