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Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, encouraged by the judgement in the Chief Justices case, has said that she would return early to challenge the presidential election in the Supreme Court, if General Pervez Musharraf opts for re-election in uniform from the present assemblies.
Lahore, July 23 : Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, encouraged by the judgement in the Chief Justice's case, has said that she would return early to challenge the presidential election in the Supreme Court, if General Pervez Musharraf opts for re-election in uniform from the present assemblies.
Bhutto told The Sunday Times, the political deal that she had been contemplating with Musharraf had been significantly weakened by the Supreme Court's decision last week to reinstate Chief Justice Chaudhry.
She observed that the newly-strengthened courts could topple Musharraf through rulings on whether he could be appointed twice by the same assembly and whether he could continue to serve as both the president and the army chief of staff.
"He (Musharraf) has lost his moral authority. His popularity rates are down and it would be very unpopular if we saved him. We would lose votes by being associated with him," Bhutto said in an interview with the Sunday Times.
"Any deal now with the General would be unpopular and damaging to the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)," she said.
This announcement by Bhutto might yet be another blow for the politically besieged Musharraf who might be expecting her to bail him out as power starts slipping from his hands, the Daily Times reported.
Bhutto, who risks arrest on corruption charges on her return to Pakistan, said she felt that going home would be less hazardous than previously thought, and she would make a final decision on the date next month.
She made it clear that for a safe return to her homeland, she might approach the Supreme Court, which according to her assessment, might stop Musharraf from becoming the president for a new term.
ANI
