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Benazir, Sharif accuse each other of buying deputies
ISLAMABAD. Oct 11 Bena ar Bhutto and her rtval ex prenUer Nawaz Sharif accused each other today of buying deputies in their tussle to form a coalition government In Pakistan s hung parliament reports Reuter
1 think we have the centre sewn up’ said a spokesman for Bhutto whose Pakistan People's Party (PPP) victory in two of four crucial provincial elections on Saturday virtually assured her of the regional support she needs to recapture the post of Prime Minister
However aa the two leaders held frenetic meeting with potential alllee. Bhutto raised fears Sharif was using the wealth of hie faulty • Industrial congtomerste to buy over inde pendent deputies
"We have asked the caretaker Prime Minister to take strict notice of the fsct that Nawaz Sharif is going around with bags of money trying to buy over independent randl dates'. Bhutto told reporters in
Karachi.
'(Prime Minister) Moeen Qureshi has taken action against c»x< option", she said. Tie should take notice of this’.
Sharif retaliated with similar charges.
It has been confirmed that they (PPP) have Ured to buy tribal members at the rate of 15 million rupees each (dollar 500.000) a Sharif spokesman said, adding that he had been Informed by a member who spumed the offer. This Is a serious violation of election rules and the Code of Conduct."
Bhutto's spokesman said her PPP and Its main ally, with 92 seats in the 217-seat National Assembly had won the support of several Independents and smaller parties, raising their total to 106. They need 109 for a majority
"We are confident we can now win over the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Area) representatives', he said. The eight lower house members from the semi-autonomous tribal regions bordering Afghanistan traditionally throw in their lot with whichever party forms the government.
Bhutto, the Muslim world s first elected woman leader, said on Sunday she was confident of forming the government In Islamabad and In the two most populous provinces of Punjab and Sfod.
Bhutto. 40. was sacked from the Prime Ministership three years ago on allegations of misrule after Just 20 months in office.
But her charisma and family name gave her a head start over rivals in last Wednesday's national elections.
She said she would be able to prove her parliamentary strength when the new National Assembly votes for a house leader on October 19.
Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League (PML) gained 72 seats and was wooing smaller. Independent parties.
Sharif, who won In a third province in Saturday’s closely contested elections, called a meeting of his newly elected members of parliament in Islamabad and was In fighting mood.
"We are as strong as anyone else'. be said. "We are as powerful as any other party.
With large opposition par-
ties in the two provinces that Bhutto won. Sharif looked certain to prove a tough opponent in Pakistan's highly personalised and Machiavellian poll Ues.
As opposition leader. Bhutto launched a campaign to topple Sharif and. allied with former enemies, finally forced his resignation In July. Sharif himself had been chiefly responsible for Bhutto's fall from office In 1990.
The biggest Islamic party In parliament, the fundamentalist Jamaat-l-Islaml. said both sides had asked for the support of Its three members In the house leadership vote.
"We have not decided whether to vbte for anyone or to abstain", a spokesman said by telephone from Lahore.
Sharifs party maintains that the Punjab result was sUll In the balance, giving a hung provincial parliament.