Islamabad, July 29: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's husband Asif Ali Zardari rejected the claim that Muttahidda Majlis-e-Amal's dialogue with the government on the "controversial" issue of president Pervez Musharraf's constitutional amendments marked a split in the opposition. He said so long as the hardline six-party alliance MMA adheres to its stated position on the legal framework order (LFO) which contain the constitutional reforms, the opposition has no cause for concern.

“As long as they stick to their stand and not compromise on the LFO and (Musharraf's refusal to forego military) uniform, there is no problem. Negotiation is their prerogative. If they deviate from their stand, it will be a different matter," Zardari told reporters in central jail in Karachi after Murtaza Bhutto case was adjourned yesterday.
He said PPP would hold talks on the LFO if the government presented it to parliament for discussion, adding dialogue was the only way to resolve the political crisis. Bureau Report