PPP, PML-N, ANP claim two-thirds majority in Pak

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Posted online: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 04:15:49
Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 04:35:41

Islamabad, February 27: In a show of strength, the three parties that emerged victorious in Pakistan's general election -- PPP, PML-N and ANP -- today claimed they had a two-thirds majority in new Parliament and demanded that the National Assembly be convened immediately.

At a luncheon hosted by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for newly elected Parliamentarians, leaders of the three parties said they would support each other to form the federal government and to change the establishment to ensure that the military no longer had a role in Pakistan's politics.

Without naming President Pervez Musharraf, Zardari emphasised the need to change the system. PML-N chief and former Premier Nawaz Sharif was more forthright in his comments against Musharraf, saying the former military ruler should realise that the three parties and their supporters had a two-thirds majority.

"The nation has given a verdict against dictatorship, the nation has given a verdict from every nook and corner for democracy. And the people who really believe in democracy are sitting here together," Sharif said.

"Please see the numbers Mr Musharraf. We already have a two-thirds majority (in the National Assembly or lower House of Parliament) and I would like to inform Mr Musharraf we are not prepared to wait for a single more day for the Assembly to be convened," he said to loud applause.

The PPP won the maximum 88 seats in the February 18 polls followed by PML-N which bagged 66. The ANP has 10 National Assembly seats.

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