LARKANA, May 22: Leader of opposition of in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, said on Tuesday that only transparent elections could pull the country out of the present crisis.

Speaking to the District Bar Association of Larkana Mr Khuhro said Gen Musharraf had isolated the country in the world and his overstay in power would further deepen the crisis.

He praised the Chief Justice of Pakistan for saying ‘no’ to Gen Musharraf and said “we should also not forget Rasheed Rizvi, Fakhruddain G. Ibrahim, Dorab Patail and a number of other judges who dared refuse taking oath under Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO)”.

He said that the CJP’s visits to Lahore, Peshawar and Sukkur went quite smoothly but when he came to Karachi 42 people were gunned down in front of the personnel of police and Rangers who stood by as mere spectators.

Mr Khuhro said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) should feel ashamed over the mistreatment meted out to judges on May 12 in Karachi and praised the heirs of victims of May 12 for refusing to accept compensation from the governor of Sindh.