CNews ISLAMABAD: The negotiations between the coalition partners ended with consensus over the judges restoration and impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.An announcement in this connection would be made in a joint press conference by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif at 3pm today (Thursday).The draft of the joint declaration has been prepared, which would be given final touches with consultations.A marathon of meetings was conducted between the collation partners in two days to settle issues regarding the judges restoration and impeachment of the president. Zardari and Nawaz also had one on one meeting behind closed doors; while, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman also attended the talks of second day.However, these talks were deadlocked when a summary regarding the restoration of eight Sindh judges was signed by Musharraf. N-League leadership threatened to halt the talks process in the event of restoration of these judges. Later on, the consensus was achieved on resolution of this problem during the meeting at Punjab House.Talking to journalists after these negotiations, PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal said the issue relating the restoration of the eight Sindh judges has been settled. He also claimed all the judges would be restored through an executive order and that the coalition agreed upon impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.Ahsan said a four-member draft committee has been instituted to finalize all the issues. The committee comprises Ahsan Iqbhal, Ishaq Dar, Sherry Rehman and Raza Rabbani.
CNews ISLAMABAD: The negotiations between the coalition partners ended with consensus over the judges restoration and impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.An announcement in this connection would be made in a joint press conference by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif at 3pm today (Thursday).The draft of the joint declaration has been prepared, which would be given final touches with consultations.A marathon of meetings was conducted between the collation partners in two days to settle issues regarding the judges restoration and impeachment of the president. Zardari and Nawaz also had one on one meeting behind closed doors; while, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman also attended the talks of second day.However, these talks were deadlocked when a summary regarding the restoration of eight Sindh judges was signed by Musharraf. N-League leadership threatened to halt the talks process in the event of restoration of these judges. Later on, the consensus was achieved on resolution of this problem during the meeting at Punjab House.Talking to journalists after these negotiations, PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal said the issue relating the restoration of the eight Sindh judges has been settled. He also claimed all the judges would be restored through an executive order and that the coalition agreed upon impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.Ahsan said a four-member draft committee has been instituted to finalize all the issues. The committee comprises Ahsan Iqbhal, Ishaq Dar, Sherry Rehman and Raza Rabbani.
