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No trial for Musharraf

Epttorial Desk
Maintaining that it was not doable, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s trial under Article 6 of the Constitution.
Earlier, he had sought a unanimous resolution from parliament as a precondition for the trial, which was another way of refusing the demand.
Apparently with pressures mounting on the government from powerful quarters to improve its image and stories of 'minus
one' making the rounds, Gilani is not willing to take any action that could weaken the ruling coalition.
As things stand, the MQM, an important coalition ally both at the centre and in Sindh, is opposed to the trial while its differences with the PPP over the issue of the local governments have increased, leading an MQM leader to attend the PMl. (Q)-sponsored moot of the Local Bodies Nazims.
Similarly, while the ANP has little liking for the former dictator, it believes there arc other issues, which need to be given prior-
ity at this juncture. As things stand, Gilani, who takes pride in being a consensus prime minister, is unwilling to alienate any political group in Parliament.
With the PPP committed to, keeping the coalition intact at any price, the PML (N) is isolated in parliament on the issue of the trial.
During the last two weeks it has tried to persuade a number of parliamentary groups, including the MQM, to support its demand for the trial. What it got was a cold response.
Carried away by his own oratory. Ch, Nisar Ali Khan had announced on August 5. without taking stock of the situation on ground, that in case the government failed to act on its own, his party would table a resolution demanding the trial.
On Wednesday, he had to eat his words, as there were few outside his party to support the stand. Instead of realising that he had miscalculated, the abrasive leader of the opposition landed up in a verbal brawl
with the MQM with accusations and counter-accusations from both sides.
A PML (N) parliamentary meeting has meanwhile decided to pressure the PPP-led government to initiate criminal proceedings against General Musharraf.
This could further polarise the two parties. There are many who think that a better understanding between them would have helped remove the causes that stop the PPP from trying the former dictator.
With die PML (N) refusing to join the government at the centre, the PPP has to depend on allies who are either opposed to the trial or are unenthusiastic about it
The PML (N) has given an undertaking to support the PPP government from outside.
But few parties would like to be in a position where their lifeline is controlled by someone else, least of all by a traditional rival.
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