Nawaz Sharif
Jun 17 2008, Vikas

With rival-turned ally Nawaz Sharif stealing the limelight with his full-throttle demand for Pervez Musharraf’s ouster, PPP chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said his party will soon “appoint” the next president, hinting that the former general’s days in...

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