Musharraf`s visit to Europe
31 January, 2008
During President Pervez Musharraf`s visit to Europe, He tried to convince his hosts that the February 18 elections would be free and fair, but soon after his visit US State Department expects `some` fraud in Pakistan polls.
"Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said at a Congressional hearing on the February 18 polls that We don`t necessarily accept a certain level of fraud but if history and previous reports are of any guide, we should expect
some".
Tried to convince that far from being a political prisoner the chief justice was actually an irresponsible political agitator and an illegal squatter,but Boucher acknowledged that "kicking out the judicary is a bad move" by Musharraf but did not back demands by lawmakers that the Pakistani leader reinstate the sacked judges.
Q.1 What do you think that Musharraf visit was successful?
Q.2 Do you think Musharraf should set another visit to the US to convenience US counterparts on same points?
Q.3 What would you say about the thinking that Musharraf shouldn`t visit Europe to convince his counterparts?
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