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Political rivals in Pakistan close ranks to counter Musharraf's comeback efforts | The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has joined hands with opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to counter the efforts of former military ruler
Pervez Musharraf towards making a political comeback in the country. To frustrate
Musharraf's
aim of benefiting from weaknesses of the existing parties in Pakistan, the two
major political parties have evolved a tactical understanding to close their ranks,
The Nation quoted sources privy to these developments, as saying. Sources said
that the political parties wanted to make conditions tough for Musharraf so that
he would not get any space and political mileage on his comeback, as they were
of the view that "he (Musharraf) should forget about doing politics and should
better enjoy his self-exiled life." The sources ruled out any possibility of the
retired general's return to Pakistan, as it was part of the exit deal with the
PPP government and the army, and so the retired general's comeback claim would
be nothing more than a political stunt. Musharraf, who was living in a fool's
paradise, was unaware of the ground realities that the countrymen were quite averse
to his plans of returning to Pakistan, as they had still remembered his illegal
actions, sources said, confiding what the parties thought. The former military
ruler plans to launch his political party All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) next
month from London and has invited nearly 200 delegates for the purpose. Several
cases are pending against Musharraf in courts across Pakistan, and the UN enquiry
commission's report also held his regime responsible for the assassination of
former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in December 2007.
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