Pakistan's odd couple eye up a deal
Cohabitation is a perilous proposition in a strictly Muslim society but Pakistan may be heading that way as Pervez Musharraf's domestic troubles intensify and two sets of contentious autumn elections draw close.
Most likely to join the president-general in unblessed political union is Benazir Bhutto, a twice-spurned prime minister, whose return from exile is widely anticipated. But numerous obstacles may yet rupture the mooted alliance, not least that this odd couple has been at daggers drawn for almost a decade.
Accident-prone Gen Musharraf is no great prospect these days and Ms Bhutto may yet feel she can do better. His pro-Washington, anti-Taliban U-turn after 9/11 has not been forgiven by Islamists in a country where anti-American sentiments runs deep.… Seguir leyendo »