Cutting Deals in Pakistan
August 29th, 2007 by Audrey
Though still unconfirmed by his own office, the rumor that President Musharraf has agreed to doff his uniform is gaining credence and being repeated by his own ministers as well as party officials within former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Buzz is also increasing regarding a power-sharing deal between Musharraf and Bhutto that is reportedly close to completion. American Prospect’s TAPPED blog questions whether Musharraf’s step down from the military is symbolic or substantive.
Meanwhile, some observers are closely watching the imminent return of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan, predicting that some of Sharif’s former party members “may be emboldened to defect when the former premier returns.”
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