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Benazir: Deal for democracy, not for power
Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said "the ball is in the president's court" after crucial talks on a deal were held with President Pervez Musharraf's aides here yesterday.
- By Neena Gopal, Special to Gulf News
- Published: 00:59 September 5, 2007
Dubai: Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said "the ball is in the president's court" after crucial talks on a deal were held with President Pervez Musharraf's aides here yesterday.
Describing the talks as a glass half full, she said "time was running out" while she pointed to the rising tide of Islamic fundamentalism that saw the government's authority ceding to anti-state players in more than half of Pakistan. "This is not a deal for power, this is a deal to ensure there is democracy in Pakistan, it's the people who are sovereign, it's they who should decide who will rule them," she said.
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