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Pak parties agree to form coalition govt

AFP, Murree
Pakistan's two main opposition leaders agreed Sunday to form a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month'sgeneral election.
Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), trounced Musharraf s political allies.
The parties agreed to form a coalition government and to reinstate judges sacked by Musharraf during his emergency rule in November last year, Sharif said, reading from the joint declaration.
"The leadership was of the firm opinion that the coalition partners
are ready to form the government and the national and provincial assemblies should be convened immediately." Sharif said.
Zardari said they would stay on the road to democracy.
"We feel that the country is on the verge of making history. This was also the desire of Benazir Bhutto and we also intend to stick to road to democracy; we are aware of the problems that the country is facing," Zardari said.
Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on December 27, causing the elections to be delayed.
Musharraf, who faces the prospect of a hostile parliament, Saturday urged the incoming government to leave politics aside and focus on good governance, economic management and peace and stability’.
"We need a stable government and peace in society." he said, adding. "These are basic requirements to run the country's affairs."
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He denied accusations that he was delaying calling the new parliament, and said Friday the new assemblies would beconvenedwithin lOdays.
Zardari said they had nothing personal against the embattled Musharraf.
"We don't believe in personal agenda... We are hoping that everybody will work together in harmony in strenghthening democracy." he said.
But Sharif, a former prime minister, said they considered him to be an unconstitutional president.
"I don't think we have recognised Musharrafs existence, we consider him unconstitutional and illegal president and would not like our sacrifices that we made during last eight years to go down the drain." said Sharif, who was ousted when Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999.
Sharif and his party have been outspoken in their calls for him to quit.
However Bhutto's PPR which is more moderate than Sharifs party, has said it has no immediate plans to seek his rem oval.
Meanwhile police fired teargas at supporters of Chaudhry protesting outside his residence in Islamabad, witnesses said.
Lawyers are observing a "black flag week" to press for the reinstatement of Chaundry and other judges whom Musharraf sacked on Novembers.