Bhutto's deal with Musharraf will hit struggle against dictatorship: Sharif

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that PPP chairperson and former premier Benazir Bhutto should not strike any deal with President Pervez Musharraf because such a step will not be in the national interest after several years of joint struggle against dictatorship.

Lahore, May 3 : Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that PPP chairperson and former premier Benazir Bhutto should not strike any deal with President Pervez Musharraf because "such a step will not be in the national interest after several years of joint struggle against dictatorship".

Under the Charter of Democracy, no ARD party is allowed to hold talks with dictators, the Dawn quoted Sharif as saying over phone from Dubai.

Differences between the PML-N and the PPP over the issue of Bhutto's reported contacts with Pakistan's federal government for a deal are deepening by the day. However, the PPP doesn't think it necessary to explain its position to the PML-N, reported the Dawn.

Sharif arrived in Dubai from London on Wednesday. He will go to Abu Dhabi on Thursday to offer condolences to the ruling family over the death of a son of Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak. He is scheduled to return to London on Friday morning.

PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim are also in Dubai, but there is no possibility of a meeting between the two former prime ministers.

ANI