For­mer Pak­istani PM weighs in on cri­sis

Wednes­day Novem­ber 7th, 2007

The for­mer Pak­istan Prime Min­is­ter Nawaz Sharif told The Hin­du that civ­il so­ci­ety and oth­er po­lit­i­cal forces in his coun­try were gear­ing up for a de­ci­sive bat­tle against the at­tack on civ­il lib­er­ties and po­lit­i­cal rights by Pres­i­dent Per­vez Mushar­raf. The Hin­du Novem­ber 6, 2007

Sharif urged the West to aban­don Mushar­raf but al­so ruled out team­ing up with Be­nazir Bhut­to, an­oth­er key op­po­si­tion lead­er, un­less she cut off talks with Mushar­raf. The Guardian UK Novem­ber 7, 2007

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