Musharraf, Benazir close in on power deal

President General Pervez Musharraf appeared Wednesday to be on the verge of a power-sharing pact with Benazir Bhutto after the ex-premier said he had agreed to resign as army chief. Benazir Bhutto told The Daily Telegraph that while the deal was not yet complete, the “uniform issue is resolved.” ”The uniform issue is key and there has been a lot of movement on it in the recent round of talks,” she said, adding the deadline for the deal was the end of August. Among Benazir’s other conditions, according to the Telegraph, were immunity from prosecution, the lifting of a ban on prime ministers serving a third term and the curbing of presidential powers to sack the government.