The Hindu : Battle lines drawn on referendum

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Friday, Apr 26, 2002

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Battle lines drawn on referendum

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD April 25. The battle lines between the Musharraf regime and those opposed to the April 30 referendum are drawn and both sides are engaged in hectic canvassing for and against the Presidential referendum.

As the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, travels impressing people to move out and cast their `yes' vote, the mainstream political and religious parties are gearing up for a show of strength in Lahore on April 27.

The convenor of the ARD and veteran politician, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, has called for an all-party meeting (APC) tomorrow in Lahore to chalk out a strategy to take on Gen. Musharraf and make the referendum a `flop show'. Indications are that all political and religious parties would take part in the APC. Political observers believe that the meeting could as well become the largest gathering of representatives of parties since the October 1999 military coup.

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