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ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4: Calling President Pervez Musharraf a cashable product, Pakistans new Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said the government is ready to work with him and use his standing in the world community to secure aid for the country.
The remarks of Mukhtar, a senior leader of PPP which is heading the ruling coalition, sparked an angry reaction from former Premier Nawaz Sharifs PML-N, a key component of the government, which has been demanding resignation of Musharraf.
Mukhtar, also a leading industrialist, noted that slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto had described Musharraf as a salable commodity in efforts to seek global aid for Pakistan.
The PPP considers Musharraf as a cashable product and the new government would like to test his worth in pleading Pakistans case to seek economic support, Mukhtar said in an interview yesterday with with Aaj TV channel.
The government, he said, is ready to work with Musharraf as he has a broader vision and good ties with other countries.
Working with Musharraf will be in the better interest of Pakistan and the government could secure international aid and support if it followed policies laid down by the President, he said.
Reacting to Mukhtars comments, PML-N leader and Youth Affairs and Culture Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique on Friday said, Mukhtars views on President Musharraf (were made) in his personal capacity (but) we are totally convinced that Musharraf and Pakistan cant go together.
The governments media managers reportedly contacted several newspapers and agencies to ask them not to carry Mukhtars comments though they appeared in several newspapers on Friday. Sharif, who was deposed from the post of prime minister by Musharraf in 1999, is vehemently opposed to the former military ruler and has repeatedly asked him to accept the peoples mandate and step down as President. PML-N leaders wore black arm bands when they were sworn in.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/292616.html
The remarks of Mukhtar, a senior leader of PPP which is heading the ruling coalition, sparked an angry reaction from former Premier Nawaz Sharifs PML-N, a key component of the government, which has been demanding resignation of Musharraf.
Mukhtar, also a leading industrialist, noted that slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto had described Musharraf as a salable commodity in efforts to seek global aid for Pakistan.
The PPP considers Musharraf as a cashable product and the new government would like to test his worth in pleading Pakistans case to seek economic support, Mukhtar said in an interview yesterday with with Aaj TV channel.
The government, he said, is ready to work with Musharraf as he has a broader vision and good ties with other countries.
Working with Musharraf will be in the better interest of Pakistan and the government could secure international aid and support if it followed policies laid down by the President, he said.
Reacting to Mukhtars comments, PML-N leader and Youth Affairs and Culture Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique on Friday said, Mukhtars views on President Musharraf (were made) in his personal capacity (but) we are totally convinced that Musharraf and Pakistan cant go together.
The governments media managers reportedly contacted several newspapers and agencies to ask them not to carry Mukhtars comments though they appeared in several newspapers on Friday. Sharif, who was deposed from the post of prime minister by Musharraf in 1999, is vehemently opposed to the former military ruler and has repeatedly asked him to accept the peoples mandate and step down as President. PML-N leaders wore black arm bands when they were sworn in.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/292616.html