National Accountability Bureau's (NAB's) decision to file a corruption reference against former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and authorised an investigation against Owais Muzaffar Tappi, former minister for local government in Sindh, constitutes one of the major political developments in the post-election scenario. It is, however, interesting to note that both Gilani and Tappi belong to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) which has done fairly well in the July 25 elections. That is why perhaps PPP has decided to become part of grand Opposition alliance with a view to thwarting Imran Khan's ambition to become prime minister.
It is not known whether or not their strategy will work. Politics makes strange bedfellows. In other words, political interests can bring together people who otherwise have little in common. In Pakistan's case, however, politics necessarily makes strange bedfellows.
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