Two political parties in Pakistan led by Shehbaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari have decided to form a coalition government following 8 February’s elections marred by accusations of rigging.
The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz [PMLN] and the Pakistan Peoples Party [PPP] individually won fewer seats than independent candidates backed by imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf [PTI].
PPP chair Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced during a joint press conference at the Zardari House in capital Islamabad held at midnight that the PMLN and PPP collectively possessed enough seats to establish the federal government.
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