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Musharraf to Share Power

Embattled US ally makes power sharing deal with Benazir Bhutto

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:15 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Pakistan President General Musharraf,  a key ally of the US in the war on terror, will quit the army ahead of elections next year in a power-sharing deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The deal, brokered by the US and Britain, is aimed at solving a deepening political crisis in Pakistan, reports London's Daily Telegraph.

Bhutto twice served as prime minister  but both terms ended amid corruption allegations. Bhutto also wants immunity from prosecution, the lifting of a ban on a third term for a prime minister, and a curtailment of the president's power to dismiss governments.  On those isssue, "we are close to an agreement, but we are still not there," Bhutto said.

Supporter of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto attends anti-government rally holding poster of her leader, Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Thousands of anti-President Gen. Pervez Musharraf rallied nationwide, the first street protests since burst of political violence in Pakistan's business capital deepened a crisis clouding his plans...
Supporter of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto attends anti-government rally holding poster of her leader, Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Thousands of anti-President Gen. Pervez...   (Associated Press)
Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks to reporters after his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, in this February 6, 2007, file photo. The power struggle that could unseat Musharraf heated up Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 as his main rivals dug in against his re-election plan...
Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks to reporters after his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, in this February 6, 2007, file photo. The power struggle that...   (Associated Press)
Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan speaks on The Future of Pakistan at The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Friday July 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Irina Kalashnikova)
Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan speaks on "The Future of Pakistan" at The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Friday...   (Associated Press)
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