Party Leaves Pakistan’s Ruling Coalition, Leaving It Without a Majority
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The second-largest party in the ruling coalition here announced late Sunday that it was ending its partnership with the Pakistan Peoples Party, putting into question the fate of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s government, which is grappling with a fragile economy as it tries to ward off political and terrorism-related troubles. Mk Chaudhry/European Pressphoto Agency Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in August. Although the party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or M.Q.M., cited rising fuel prices, high inflation and mismanagement by the government as the reasons for its withdrawal, some analysts viewed it as a pretext to negotiate a larger role in the…
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Party Leaves Pakistan’s Ruling Coalition, Leaving It Without a Majority
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