London: Talks between Pakistan former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf are near breakdown.
The PPP has threatened mass resignation from national Assembly. This could have a negative impact on the Presidential elections to be held on Saturday.
No amnesty from corruption charges, no co-operation - that's the word from Benazir Bhutto in London to her party men in Pakistan.
The PPP will take a final decision on Thursday on the strategy towards Musharraf on election day.
Benazir appeared to have already decided on her course of action join other parties in resigning from the National Assembly.
Bhutto said, "I think that the resignation of the Pakistan Peoples Party MPs will be a severe blow to the legitimacy of the presidential elections.”
In an interview to Geo TV on Wednesday night Musharraf admitted that a mass boycott would leave a negative impact on the election process.
Musharraf said, “The dialogue process is certainly on. Whether I like PPP or not but if the nation is voting them then how can i not have a dialogue with them? The talks are on both ways, its not one way. I am hopeful that the dialogue will be through with PPP.”
There is still no certainty that Saturday's vote will go ahead. The Supreme Court is considering a last-ditch bid by opposition candidates for president to block Musharraf's re-election.
They say a serving soldier cannot stand for president. It's not clear if an early ruling can be expected or if Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry will allow the election to go ahead even as hearings begin.
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