Pakistan rivals to share power

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Source: Al Jazeera

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's former prime minister, has agreed to join the late Benazir Bhutto's party in a coalition government.

Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won the most seats in a February 18 general election, but not enough to rule alone.

Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) won the second-most seats.

"It was also agreed that the PML (N) shall be part of the federal cabinet," Sharif told a news conference on Saturday after talks with Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, who took over as PPP leader after she was assassinated on December 27.

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The two parties urged Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president, to convene parliament without delay and said the legislative body would restore judges ousted under a state of emergency.


Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/49B05418-D84E-433B-A58A-E7C4D280E4DB.htm

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Edited to add portion about reinstating judges. This should've been in the lead, IMHO.

[Muttocracy]

1. thanks for posting - there is non-primary news out there! nt