The Hindu : Front Page : Murree declaration

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version

Front Page

Front Page

Murree declaration

The Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) agreed on the framework of a governing coalition on Sunday at Murree.

The agreement represented the move of the two parties, Mr. Sharif said, “to form a coalition government to strengthen democracy.”

This is the text of the six-point summit declaration regarding the formation of government. PML (N) leader Nawaz Sharif and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari signed the declaration in Bhurban:

1) Allied parties, the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) resolve to form a coalition government for giving a practical shape to the mandate, which was given to the democratic forces by the people of Pakistan on February 18, 2008.

2) This has been decided in today’s summit between the PPP and the PML (N) that the deposed judges would be restored, on the position as they were on November 2, 2007, within 30 days of the formation of the federal government through a parliamentary resolution.

3) The parties agreed that all allied parties would fully support the candidate for the position of Prime Minister, nominated by the PPP. The PML (N) suggested that the candidate for Prime Minister should be such person who can take ahead the common agenda of the allied parties.

4) The parties agreed that the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly would be from the PPP while the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly would be from the PML (N).

5) Both the parties agreed that the PML (N) would be a part of the federal government while the PPP would be a part of the Punjab government.

6) This is the solid opinion of the leaderships of both the parties that the allied parties are ready for forming the governments and the sessions of the national and provincial Assemblies be summoned immediately.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Front Page