Islamabad: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who faces a possible impeach motion, has been “badly advised†by his aides, the co-chairperson of the Pakistan’s People Party (PPP) has said. Asif Ali Zardari said he didn’t believe in “politics of revenge†and was willing to allow Musharraf to resign and save face.
Extracts from CNN Correspondent Reza Sayah’s interview with Zardari:
CNN-IBN:Why hasn’t Musharraf resigned yet?
Zardari: I think he was very badly advised, he is not used to it. He is a little confused.
CNN: Why the decision to impeach the President?
Zardari: Because this is the issue. PPP, and my colleagues to a great extent, did try to find a middle ground. But I don’t think his (Musharraf) mind understands the definition of a parliamentary democracy.
CNN: Your party, the coalition, has been in power for more than five months, why decide to do it now?
Zardari:It has built up to it. We were trying to find out a working relationship (but) it just didn’t work. In fact three months ago, I had sent him a decent proposition, whereby he could take a retirement or take a respectable retreat, but I guess he dint think I was serious and did not understand what the parliament was saying.
CNN Is PPP willing to offer the President safe passage and immunity, if he resigns?
Zardari:We never believed in the politics of revenge. Neither the PPP nor the democracy believes in revenge.
CNN One week from today, where is President Musharraff going to be?
Zardari: Hopefully home, playing golf.
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