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No deal with Musharraf, says Zardari

November 23, 2004 15:38 IST
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Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, has said that his release from jail after eight years was not part of any deal with the government, and he vowed to continue his struggle against the "undemocratic set-up" in the country.

Zardari was speaking to reporters at the Bilawal House in Karachi after his release last night from a sub-jail. The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), of which Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by his wife is a part, would continue its struggle for the removal of "an undemocratic set-up," he said.  

Asif Zardari freed on bail

Asif said he would remain in politics and play an active role as a bridge between political forces for the restoration of democracy and the Constitution.

After the release, he talked to PML chief Mian Nawaz Sharif and MMA leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman by telephone and assured them that he would play active role in the struggle for democracy, the News daily reported.

Vowing to work as a party worker under the leadership of Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Zardari said he was very happy to be back home but that he was missing his wife and children. 

While insisting that "I will live and die here," Zardari said he might visit Dubai to meet his family.

Predicting that the elections would be held by the end of next year, he said he would contest from the Punjab and Sindh.

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