Is Ch.Aitzaz Ahsan plotting with the CJ lead a breakway PPP?

TheRealDeal · June 8, 2007, 7:11pm

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Weeks after trying to spread this Muharraf propaganda…of course nothing like it has happened

The desperation of Mush/MQM supporters

Man_with_a_Plan · June 11, 2007, 6:32pm

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** Benazir in a fix over ‘deal’ with Musharraf

Lahore, June 11 :** Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto seems to be in a fix whether to strike a deal with President Pervez Musharraf to come back to power or to ally with the opposition parties against the present government.

**According to a PPP source Benazir is eager to legitimise Musharraf’s rule for the next five years. In return, she wants withdrawal of cases pending against her and holding of free and fair elections, which would ultimately bring the PPP to power.

However, this has reportedly met with strong opposition within her party.**

‘The ongoing judicial crisis, and the fear of being isolated from rest of the opposition on this issue, are other factors restraining her from negotiating any deal with Musharraf’, The Nation quoted the source, as saying.

‘On one hand, she seems eager to accept Musharraf as President, while on the other, she is under immense pressure from within the party for maintaining contacts with General Musharraf, which may tarnish PPP’s image of a true democratic party’, the source said.

‘After all, what’s the difference between the MMA and the PPP, with the former legitimising Musharraf’s first term as President in uniform and the latter gearing up to give legitimacy to his second term, preferably without uniform’, is the question being asked by her party leaders.

**In her recent interviews, Benazir has been vocal about a negotiated settlement with General Musharraf.

She believes such a rapprochement is vital for a smooth transition to democracy in the country, and to block the way for religious extremists from assuming power.

However, many in the PPP believe that the ongoing judicial crisis and strong opposition from within the party has compelled Benazir to stay away from taking any major decision in the near future.**

http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=37894

TheRealDeal · June 11, 2007, 6:35pm

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Relying on Newkerala.com?? How low can u go?

Man_with_a_Plan · June 11, 2007, 6:36pm

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What Newkerala has to do with the news. They definatly did not make this up. It is been speculated for a while. Moreover, the same news source quoted Nation. Let's not fight the facts, shall we?

TheRealDeal · June 11, 2007, 6:38pm

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This 'news' is months old.

The situation has changed drastically in the last few weeks, since this report was probably originally posted

Man_with_a_Plan · June 11, 2007, 6:39pm

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June 11 is month old?

TheRealDeal · June 11, 2007, 6:41pm

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It's called a 'rehash'. Do u see anything new about the 'report'?

Man_with_a_Plan · June 11, 2007, 6:43pm

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No new thing about the report, I think it is factual. Right now we are not hearing about it, but come election time we will see it everywhere. I have been speculating factions of PPP to join with Mushrraf's party and help him win votes in Punjab. It seems to be coming to a reality.

TheRealDeal · June 11, 2007, 6:48pm

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Your theory would be accurate, except for the major fact that all factions of PPP,PML-Q,etc, along with the majority of Pakistanis, expect Mush govt to be in it's last few months, thus have no wish to be on the losing side

Not what you and MQM supporters want to believe, nevertheless...

Silly_Billy · June 11, 2007, 6:58pm

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Regarding Custom Titles and Avatars

** Benazir in a fix over ‘deal’ with Musharraf**

Lahore, June 11 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto seems to be in a fix whether to strike a deal with President Pervez Musharraf to come back to power or to ally with the opposition parties against the present government.

According to a PPP source Benazir is eager to legitimise Musharraf’s rule for the next five years. In return, she wants withdrawal of cases pending against her and holding of free and fair elections, which would ultimately bring the PPP to power.

However, this has reportedly met with strong opposition within her party.

‘The ongoing judicial crisis, and the fear of being isolated from rest of the opposition on this issue, are other factors restraining her from negotiating any deal with Musharraf’, The Nation quoted the source, as saying.

‘On one hand, she seems eager to accept Musharraf as President, while on the other, she is under immense pressure from within the party for maintaining contacts with General Musharraf, which may tarnish PPP’s image of a true democratic party’, the source said.

‘After all, what’s the difference between the MMA and the PPP, with the former legitimising Musharraf’s first term as President in uniform and the latter gearing up to give legitimacy to his second term, preferably without uniform’, is the question being asked by her party leaders.

In her recent interviews, Benazir has been vocal about a negotiated settlement with General Musharraf.

She believes such a rapprochement is vital for a smooth transition to democracy in the country, and to block the way for religious extremists from assuming power.

However, many in the PPP believe that the ongoing judicial crisis and strong opposition from within the party has compelled Benazir to stay away from taking any major decision in the near future.

http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=37894

Yup, this story was first published by The Nation yesterday.

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jun-2007/11/index7.php

Silly_Billy · June 11, 2007, 10:30pm

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From USA Today

Musharraf’s most widely known challengers](http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-10-pakistan-challengers-chart_N.htm)

Benazir Bhutto.
Nawaz Sharif.
Imran Khan.
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
5. Ch.Aitzaz Ahsan
Qazi Hussain Ahmed.

Haris · June 12, 2007, 8:45am

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:D

Flame_of_Life · June 12, 2007, 9:14am

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and??

Silly_Billy · June 12, 2007, 10:12am

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Ssshh Haris. USA Today is on my payroll. :D

TheRealDeal · June 12, 2007, 10:18am

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LOL, exactly, these MQM supporters are so desperate they will try to use anything as propaganda

After several month’s we are still waiting for Atizaz to form his ‘new PPP’

Man_with_a_Plan · June 12, 2007, 9:19pm

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NPR: What crisis in Pakistan means for the U.S

Others say he may try to secure his survival in office by arranging some kind of power-sharing agreement with exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, leader of arguably the country’s most powerful opposition party.

The world is waiting anxiously to see what happens next. The 53-year-old Bhutto could end up playing a key role.

She is still Pakistan’s most prominent civilian political figure, although her two terms in office disappointed many Pakistanis and tarnished the dazzling reputation she initially enjoyed when she became the Islamic world’s first elected female leader. She says she would like to return to Pakistan before the elections, even though Musharraf has said he will not allow it. She risks being jailed on charges of corruption if she returns.

After the killings in Karachi, Bhutto ruled out the possibility of a deal with Musharraf. Many of the dead were from Bhutto’s party. Musharraf’s opponents blamed him for the bloodshed.

But speculation has begun to revive. The New York Times reports that Bhutto is “quietly talking through intermediaries about a power-sharing deal with the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.”

When asked about the possible deal by NPR’s Robert Siegel, Bhutto said, “Right now I don’t want to talk about the talks because it makes people very angry. Certainly after the events of May 12 — when 48 people were killed in the city of Karachi at the hands, many suspect, of a coalition partner of the regime — and until today, not a single person has been arrested for those 48 murders. Our supporters say we shouldn’t be talking to a regime that has killed 48 people and not arrested anyone. That is what they say. And they say we shouldn’t be talking to a regime that is refusing to reinstate the Chief Justice of Pakistan because it wants to weaken the judiciary with the view to rig the fourth coming elections.”

If the two parties were able to work out a deal eventually, there are several conditions Bhutto might stress. Bhutto would want a guarantee of free and fair elections. She would want corruption charges against her dropped, allowing her to return freely to Pakistan. She would want Musharraf to quit as army chief of staff. She and her party might then agree not to stand in the way of his re-election as president.

Yet nothing is certain in Pakistan. The country has spent more years ruled by the military than by civilian governments. It has yet to see power transferred from one government to another according to the rules of the constitution.

And Musharraf, though weaker now, sees himself as a commando — a man who prides himself on fighting his corner until the bitter end.