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Saturday, March 08, 2008
PPP, PML-N differ in procedure, timeframe on judges’ restoration
LAHORE: There is no difference in principle between the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over restoring the judiciary to its pre-November 3 position, leaders of the two parties told Daily Times separately on Friday. There are, however, differences over the procedure and timeframe for the restoration, and these are the major issues to be resolved before finalising the power-sharing formula in the coalition setup, the party sources said. “We are successfully holding meetings on the method of restoring the judiciary as PML-N wants to restore the judges through passing a resolution from the National Assembly with a simple majority but the PPP has a different point of view,” PML-N National Assembly member Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Daily Times. However, he hinted that the PPP wanted amendments in the law to restore the judges. Nevertheless, dialogue between the two parties was proceeding smoothly and the matter would be resolved within a few days or before the National Assembly session was convened, he added. Farhatullah Babar, the PPP co-chairman’s spokesman, did not offer details on the differences or dialogue taking place between the two parties, but told Daily Times the discussions were proceeding satisfactorily. The two party leaders said there was no chance of a PPP-PML-Q coalition taking shape since the PPP and PML-N were committed to their announced coalition government. The specifics of the arrangement would, however, be announced after these matters were resolved, they added. ali waqar
Courtesy Daily Times