This refers to a Business Recorder news item 'Iftar dinner: Light turnout after Zardari alienates affections of many." The absence of prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Mahmood Khan Achakzai in particular proves that Asif Zardari has indeed alienated some of his real 'friends' who along with some other took an active part in the creation of Charter of Democracy under the oversight of Benazir Bhutto during Gen Musharraf's rule. His failed attempt to win support of all signatories to the Charter of Democracy to his stance that he has taken against the military establishment has only indicated the gravity of situation.
The clarification offered by his pointman, Qamar Zaman Kaira that the speech was reported out of context and that it was directed towards military dictators and not against the armed forces is no plausible explanation of Zardari's salvo against the military establishment. On a clear and unambiguous retraction of that highly controversial statement can help resolve the ongoing PPP-army row.
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