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ISLAMABAD, JULY 12
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has got support from an unexpected quarter, with opposition leader Benazir Bhutto backing the operation against militants in the Lal Masjid as a step that was necessary to contain extremist elements.
In an interview to a private TV channel, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader said a huge majority of the public has supported the action against the extremist seminary, which was fanning terrorism. She also expressed her sympathies for those who were killed in the operation.
She said the operation conducted by the security forces conveyed Pakistan's keen desire to maintain peace and harmony, which is being threatened by extremist elements who openly engaged in lawlessness and terrorism.
The former premier expressed her deep consensus with Musharraf over endeavours to make Pakistan a liberal and moderate state, the Pakistan Tribune website said.
Speaking on the coming together of opposition parties, Bhutto strongly refuted the formation of a new alliance and firmly rejected any such possibility without the consensus of the ARD.
While talking to a TV channel, PPP president Makhdoom Amin Fahim said his party would not support any new opposition alliance because it was not included in the APC agenda.
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