ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) fully supports the dialogue between President

Gen Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

This was stated by federal minister for local government and rural development, Justice (retd) Abdul Razzak A. Thahim, who is also parliamentary leader of the PML-F, in a statement issued here on Tuesday.

Mr Thahim said that Pir Sahib Pagara was a coalition partner of the present government and a strong ally of Gen Musharraf and he supported the dialogue between the president and Ms Bhutto.

Mr Thahim said that the government was making sincere efforts for the success of the democratic system and the dialogue between the two leaders was in the larger national and public interest.

Mr Thahim expressed the hope that the dialogue would accelerate the pace of democratic process in the country.