Former premier and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif vowed on Monday never to work with General Pervez Musharraf or the PML-Quaid in government, reported AFP. “My party will not become part of any coalition government under President Musharraf in future,” he told reporters a day after his return. As he filed his nomination papers for January 8 general elections, he urged people to “wake up” and protest against Musharraf’s “dictatorial regime”. Illegal government: “We believe that any government serving under Musharraf will be illegal and undemocratic,” Nawaz said. He said elections would only be acceptable if Musharraf revoked emergency rule, withdrew the Provisional Constitutional Order and reinstated the sacked superior court judges.
Sharif told reporters inside a courthouse here, where he filed his papers, that he was in favour of boycotting the elections, but steered clear of ruling out his participation, saying he would consult with other parties first. He said that if Benazir Bhutto, another ex-premier, decided on a boycott, then “our parties can launch a joint struggle”. He also accused authorities of rigging the elections, AP reported. “Shouldn’t such elections be boycotted?” Sharif asked.
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