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Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto have clinched deal
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Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto have clinched deal
Under pressure from fundamentalist elements in his country, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had contacted former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto three times in recent month to reach a deal that would facilitate her return, according to a media report.
His aide met secretly with her in Dubai, a media report said. The leaders discussed the deal that would drop the corruption charges against her and allow her to contest for the Parliament elections scheduled in January next year, Newsweek magazine has reported in its upcoming issue, quoting people close to the talks.
In return, her party would minimise its role in the protests and back Musharraf's bid for re-election as president in an October legislative ballot. The clincher: Musharraf would denounce the post of Army head, returning Pakistan to civilian rule. The budding deal between the two could bring a new stability to Pakistan, Newsweek reports added.
Islamist parties are trying to capitalise the present chaotic situations, but the Bhutto deal would create a strong secular alliance, ensuring that the protests do not threaten the regime's stability, the news report said.
However, Musharraf played down reports of political rapprochement with Bhutto, saying that there was “no deal at all”. He insisted that he would not quit as Army Chief till the general elections.
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