NY killers ready to kill Musharraf: Talal

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QUETTA: Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) President Talal Bugti said on Wednesday that he stood by the Rs1 billion land offer to the killer of former president Pervez Musharraf whose murder decree had already been issued by 36 religious scholars for the Lal Masjid killings. He said that he had been receiving phone calls from certain people in New York, who were willing to execute Musharraf. Talal said these people lived in areas like Quetta, Machh, and Mastung. Talal asked Musharraf to come to Karachi and get himself killed for killing innocent children and for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in Lal Masjid. He said that Musharraf was a traitor as he had conspired against others in the Army and he must be killed. 

PPI adds: A JWP meeting, chaired by by Talal Bugti, here discussed the law and order situation, the price hike, political scenario, corruption of the rulers, the party’s performance and the future course of action.

Ready to return for early elections: Musharraf

Musharraf said his party was ready to contest the next elections.

Tribune

DUBAI: Former President Pervez Musharraf on Monday said his newly formed party was prepared for possible early elections as the government in Islamabad scrambles to save its ruling coalition.

Musharraf, who launched the All Pakistan Muslim League APML in October, said he will return to Pakistan “before the next election”.

“We are ready to contest elections,” Musharraf told reporters at his apartment in Dubai.

“A little more time would be useful, as we are a new party. However, we will definitely try if the elections come early.”

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s government lost its parliamentary majority on Sunday when the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announced it would sit on opposition benches over fuel price policies.

The opposition has not yet sought a no-confidence vote against Gilani in parliament but analysts say that is the biggest worry for the government.  The next election is not due until 2013.

“For the government to survive, the PML-N or the PML-Q (parties outside the coalition) have to support them. Such support will have a lot of consequences,” Musharraf added.

Musharraf said: “I must return (to Pakistan) well before the next elections, whenever that may be. I strongly believe the real momentum for my party will start once I reach Pakistan. So we are trying to create an environment for me to reach there.”

Musharraf claimed he did not rule out alliances with other political parties in the future.

“Many parties want to be with us. But I want my party to get a simple majority in the next elections so that we do not have to rely on others.” He said he had made “mistakes”, including actions against The judiciary and imposing a state of emergency, but dismissed the possibility of another military takeover, saying he wanted to come to power with “the mandate of the public”.

Mirza ready to step-down

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BADIN: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza said he was ready to step-down if it solved the conflict with the coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movoment (MQM), Geo News reported.

“The MQM is a democratic party and I accept its mandate,” Zulfiqar Mirza said.

Vitriolic statements by Zulfiqar Mirza against the MQM, who is also the Senior Vice President of Pakistan People’s Party Sindh, have been the bone of contention between the two parties.