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...suspected of being behind the attack on Bhutto, but she has accused rogue government and security officials of involvement.) Moreover, Bhutto can no longer count on unqualified support of party followers who first vaulted her to power in 1988, and again in 1993. And after eight years under President Pervez Musharraf, the general who seized power in that 1999 coup, Pakistan has become increasingly polarized: the civilian population wants democracy back, a fundamentalist religious fringe seeks the establishment of an Islamic state and the military is bent on holding on to power. How Bhutto, 54, negotiates this minefield will largely...
...were welcoming former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ’73 in her hometown of Karachi. Bhutto, who had been exiled from her country for almost a decade, was rushed away from the scene of the attacks, unhurt. Bhutto had brokered a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf that allowed her to return from an eight-year exile ordered by a former president on charges of corruption. One of Bhutto’s former political advisors expressed concern about her ability to garner the support of the Pakistani people if she cannot travel freely due to security concerns...
...anti dictatorship. We spent years in jail to stand up for this manifesto, and now Benazir arrives with American support, and has been making meetings with General Musharraf. Democracy does not require a deal with a dictator." Bhutto has returned to Pakistan with the tacit support of President General Pervez Musharraf, who took power in 1999. Bhutto and Musharraf have been negotiating the terms of her arrival for several months. In exchange for her party's support, the president - whose recent election for a second term in office is still being debated by the supreme court, and is predicated...
...area. In recent speeches Bhutto has promised that tackling terrorism in Pakistan, which has hit this southern port city the hardest, will be her first priority if she becomes Prime Minister again in general elections slated for January. Her arrival, and a proposed power sharing deal with President General Pervez Musharraf, may actually make things worse...
...GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, President of Pakistan, on winning 98% of the parliamentary votes in a re-election bid that many boycotted to protest his candidacy while serving as army chief...