After eight years of military rule, Pakistan is finally moving towards restoring civilian-led democracy. On July 27 – the same day the re-opening of the Red Mosque provoked street clashes and a bombing killed 13 in a nearby market – news broke that President Pervez Musharraf had met with former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Coinciding with the violent and tumultuous events in Islamabad, the reported Musharraf-Bhutto conclave provided a ray of hope that the two leaders were making compromises that would allow the progressive forces of the country to unite in bri...