| Mushahid Hussain, secretary general of the PML, told the Washington Post in an interview published Sunday, “I would expect that around New Year Day, you’ll see General Pervez Musharraf transformed into Mr Pervez Musharraf, with a designer suit rather than the khaki uniform he has worn for the past 43 years.” The newspaper further quotes him as saying that recent events have been a “chastening experience” for the president. “General Musharraf has had a good run for eight years. He has been offered another five years - but without absolute authority he once exercised,” he added. “In some ways, Musharraf is a victim of his own success. He has presided over a period of prosperity for middle class. He has allowed a proliferation of media outlets.” |