Feuding between the Pakistan People’s Party, led by Benazir’s widower, Asif Ali Zardari, and the Pakistan Muslim League (N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, had given Musharraf a chance to regain some standing after his allies were defeated in the February elections.
Les querelles entre le Parti populaire du Pakistan, mené par Asif Ali Zardari, veuf de Benazir Bhutto, et la Ligue musulmane du Pakistan (N), menée par l’ex-premier ministre Nawaz Sharif, ont permis à Musharraf de reprendre son souffle après la défaite de ses alliés aux élections de février.