Musharraf set for a comeback into Pak politics?

August 30, 2015 17:21

Pakistan's former military dictator Pervez Musharraf could soon stage a political comeback as head of a new party combining all factions of the Muslim League except the ruling PML-N of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, ahead of local body elections.

Efforts have been intensified to form the party -- United Muslim League -- after uniting all factions of Muslim League except Sharif's PML-N.

PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain yesterday held a meeting with 72-year-old Musharraf, head of All Pakistan Muslim League at his residence in Karachi and agreed to merge all factions except PML-N to form a "new look party".

"I met with General Musharraf, PML-Functional chief Pir Pagara Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi and former Sindh chief minister Syed Ghaus Ali Shah, who was once a close aide of Sharif. They all are unanimous on formation of the United Muslim League," Hussain told reporters.

He said efforts are also on to take all those Muslim League leaders and workers on board who are not happy with the policies of the Sharif brothers - Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif.

The new party is likely to be formed before local body elections scheduled to be held by the end of the year.

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