Zardari's PPP (not Bhutto's PPP anymore) are sitting on top with 87 seats in Pakistan's recent elections 2008. These seats are not enough to make a government in the center. For that he would have to make a coalition with his currently close ally Nawaz Sharif.
Nawaz Sharif is demanding 'restoration' of judiciary, which would result in returning of CJ Iftikhar. Zardari is demanding 'independence' of judiciary, which basically does not mean anything and is just a slogan which effectively means that CJ Iftikhar is not restored. If Zardari changes his stance to 'restoration' then he risks the NRO being taken back and nullified by the CJ and re-opening of all charges and cases of corruption against him. Meanwhile Aitezaz Ahsan of PPP who has recently rose higher in stature than Zardari has announced a long march on 9th of March if the Judiciary is not restored. This can result in a split in PPP as well.
Now what will be Zardari's move? Would he be able to convince Nawaz Sharif to let go of his stance of 'restoration'? Would he able to make government without PML(N)?
Meanwhile Musharraf's Rawalpindi accountability court has announced postponement of Zardari's cases till 21st of March. Cases which Zardari is contesting that, with NRO, are nullified. So Musharraf seems to have given Zardari till 21st to make the decision.
Nawaz Sharif is demanding 'restoration' of judiciary, which would result in returning of CJ Iftikhar. Zardari is demanding 'independence' of judiciary, which basically does not mean anything and is just a slogan which effectively means that CJ Iftikhar is not restored. If Zardari changes his stance to 'restoration' then he risks the NRO being taken back and nullified by the CJ and re-opening of all charges and cases of corruption against him. Meanwhile Aitezaz Ahsan of PPP who has recently rose higher in stature than Zardari has announced a long march on 9th of March if the Judiciary is not restored. This can result in a split in PPP as well.
Now what will be Zardari's move? Would he be able to convince Nawaz Sharif to let go of his stance of 'restoration'? Would he able to make government without PML(N)?
Meanwhile Musharraf's Rawalpindi accountability court has announced postponement of Zardari's cases till 21st of March. Cases which Zardari is contesting that, with NRO, are nullified. So Musharraf seems to have given Zardari till 21st to make the decision.
So will Zardari join Musharraf and keep NRO intact? Will he join Nawaz Sharif and throw NRO out of the window and face corruption charges? This is Zardari's dilemma, lets see what happens now.
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