President slams MQM chief's pro-martial law statement

President Zardari disapproved Altaf Hussain's pro-martial law statement and said only democracy can work.

Reacting to MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s support to martial law to weed out corrupt politicians and feudal lords, President Asif Ali Zardari said no one in his right mind will want to take this responsibility and that only democracy can carry this yoke.

In an interview to Western journalists,  Zardari denied that the country's worst humanitarian disaster would impair the military's fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants, conducted under US pressure in the northwest.

The president called on Washington to make more efforts to win over hearts and minds from entrenched anti-Americanism, such as by reducing tariffs on cotton exports.

Zardari denied that the country's worst humanitarian disaster would impair the military's fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.