KARACHI, Aug 9: Asif Ali Zardari, husband of Ms Benazir Bhutto, on Monday claimed that Gen Musharraf was loosing grip on the country's affairs and this would lead to the dissolution of assemblies before October this year.

Talking to newsmen informally in the Karachi Central Prison, where had been brought in connection with the hearing of a case against him, Mr Zardari said that assemblies would be dissolved before he completed eight years in prison.

He said that the Pakistan People's Party-Parliamentarians was not in favour of any caretaker government or some other option. It wanted free, fair and transparent elections, he added.

Mr Zardari recalled that his party had been demanding setting up of a government of national consensus under Makhdoom Amin Fahim but the proposal had not been accepted. He strongly opposed the so-called operation in Balochistan.

Claiming that the PPP-P was the only party which represented masses, he alleged that about 90 per cent of the other political parties were toeing Establishment's line. In reply to a question, Mr Zardari asked: "When I cannot get justice, how could Benazir be expected to get the same?"

HEARING PUT OFF: District and Sessions Judge Karachi Central Syed Pir Ali Shah on Monday adjourned the hearing of Justice Nizam Ahmed murder case against Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as service processor report could not be produced in the court, adds PPI.