Sharif’s Party Leaves Cabinet in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an early sign of instability in the new government in Pakistan, the junior partner in the coalition said Monday that it was withdrawing from the cabinet over the government’s failure to reinstate the Supreme Court judges dismissed by President Musharaf.
The move by that partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-N, to vacate its 9 posts in the 24-member cabinet, including the Finance Ministry, was a step short of leaving the coalition and causing the collapse of the government altogether. But it was a clear indication of just how fragile the coalition remained.
The leader of the party, Nawaz Sharif, said he was standing firm on a pledge made by the coalition in March to bring back 57 supreme and high court judges, including the chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, after their dismissal under emergency rule last November.
Full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/wo...html?ref=world
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That could trigger some serious instability, but I don't think Sharif's threat is that serious... probably just some sabre rattling for power.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an early sign of instability in the new government in Pakistan, the junior partner in the coalition said Monday that it was withdrawing from the cabinet over the government’s failure to reinstate the Supreme Court judges dismissed by President Musharaf.
The move by that partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-N, to vacate its 9 posts in the 24-member cabinet, including the Finance Ministry, was a step short of leaving the coalition and causing the collapse of the government altogether. But it was a clear indication of just how fragile the coalition remained.
The leader of the party, Nawaz Sharif, said he was standing firm on a pledge made by the coalition in March to bring back 57 supreme and high court judges, including the chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, after their dismissal under emergency rule last November.
Full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/wo...html?ref=world
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That could trigger some serious instability, but I don't think Sharif's threat is that serious... probably just some sabre rattling for power.
