PPP supporting opposition over election participation

Islamabad, Nov 25 (UNI) Pakistan People's Party chairperson and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has declared that her party would go along with other opposition parties over participation or boycott of January 8 elections.

In a message sent to Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal President Qazi Hussain through Leader of the Opposition in Senate, Raza Rabbani, Ms Bhutto said her party saw no possibility of fair and free elections and was filing nomination papers under protest.

She was ready to discuss all matters in a joint meeting of all political parties, Dawn newspaper reported.

The PPP leader said opposition parties would take a collective decision after the return of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today.

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