Washington, Sept 20 Pakistan writer Ayesha Siddiqa has reiterated that the Pakistan Army should disentangle itself from the ‘vast business empire’ it has created, if it wants to succeed as a professional fighting force.

Speaking ahead of launching her book ‘Military Inc’ at the Woodrow Wilson Centre, Siddiqa dismissed speculations that she was on a mission to defame the Pakistani military, and said that the military’s vast business interests not only introduces a culture of ‘cronyism’, but also hurts its own professional capabilities.

Lahore, Sep 19: Tehrik-i-Insaf chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has said that Pakistan cannot survive under a dictatorial rule, and democracy was indispensable for the country.

Khan told a public meeting at Sahiwal Sahib club President Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto were determined to complete an American agenda by declaring patriotic citizens as extremists.

New York, Sep 19: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to arrive in Washington around September 26, sources have said.

Bhutto is scheduled to address a think-tank, and likely to discuss the current political situation in Pakistan with senior US officials.

US and Pakistani media reports say that Washington played a key role in arranging the July 27 meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Bhutto in Abu Dhabi.

The talks remained inconclusive, but media reports claim that the US stayed engaged with both the sides.

Lahore, Sep 18: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has underlined the need for the setting up of a neutral caretaker government in the country before the general elections.

"The forthcoming general elections cannot be held in the presence of President Pervez Musharraf," Khan said.
Khan opined that the representatives of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) would resign from the national and provincial assemblies if the sitting assemblies elect Musharraf.