May

12

Deadlock over restoration of judges persists; PML-N may withdraw support

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000802ab4a63093ebecb18.jpgDespite a last-minute US mediation, the leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition failed to reach a deal on restoring deposed judges on Sunday, increasing the probability that ministers belonging to former premier Nawaz Sharif’s party might quit the cabinet on Monday.

Ahead of Monday’s deadline set by PML-N to reinstate the judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met PML-N chief Sharif and PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari here separately in a last-ditch attempt to bridge their differences on the vexed issue.

However, Sharif stuck to his gun that they were committed to restoration of the sacked judges by May 12.

PML-N sources said in all probability, members belonging to the party might quit the coalition ministry on Monday but maintained that the alliance government would not fall.

Representatives of the two main ruling parties held parleys here through the weekend following similar talks in Dubai but a breakthrough on the issue eluded them even after several rounds of negotiations.

Husain Haqqani, one of the negotiators for the PPP, said, ”We are still trying to take this matter to a satisfactory conclusion.”



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