Both Zardari and Sharif have agreed that they have a common agenda. Sharif said that he had agreed to an agenda with the PPP in which they have something in common. With the defeat of the PML-Q in the elections, President Pervez Musharraf has lost power in Pakistan.
It is expected that the coalition will not bode well with Musharraf who has become increasingly unpopular. Many in Pakistan had also pointed the finger at Musharraf in regards to Bhutto’s assassination.
With the new coalition, it is a possibility that Musharraf could be impeached. Despite that, Musharraf has refused to resign from his post. He said that he wishes to work for a more democratic government.
Musharraf is considered to be the United States’ ally in Pakistan. The United States has expressed wishes for the new parliament to work with Musharraf.
“We will work together to form the government in the centre and in the provinces,” Sharif said in a joint conference with Zadari. The first move they could imply is that the country’s chief justice could be reinstated immediately. The chief justice was sacked by Musharraf in November.
It is unknown on who will become the prime minister. Zadari said that he will not run for the post of Pakistan’s Prime Minister. Currently, Zadari is ineligible to run for Prime Minister.
It is possible that the coalition will move to impeach Musharraf. There is also the possibility that this could become a topic in the upcoming Democratic, Republican, and general debates.
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