Pakistan's political reconciliation continues to inch along bumpy path

A fair percentage of the headlines at The News, the Pakistani news outlet I check for early-breaking events, are a mystery.

Like this one: MMA vows to resist if BB comes from backdoor

There's just no way I know what that means without reading below the headline.

PESHAWAR: MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmed said that resistance would be made if Benazir Bhutto tries to come into power from backdoor after a deal with General Musharraf.
(The News)

A-ha. I dimly suspected that "BB" might be Benazir Bhutto, the exiled political figure that Musharraf has courted (in the political sense) to assist in unifying Pakistan against extremist factions. Apparently the rest of the MMA doesn't appreciate her just waltzing back into the country and cutting deals without consulting them about it.

He said that Benazir Bhutto’s deal with General Musharraf would mean that she supports the General and he would not accept any deal.

It's almost enough to make me do a parody of an old Rolling Stones tune. "Sympathy for a Military Dictator." I'll have an easier time coming up with the rhymes than Musharraf will have in unifying Pakistan.