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Sharif's party quitting Pakistan's Cabinet



By ZARAR KHAN, AP
12 May 2008 @ 08:46 am EST

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that his party is withdrawing from Pakistan's federal Cabinet but will not join the parliamentary opposition.


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Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, waves to supporters as his brother Shahbaz Sharif, right, looks on upon their arrival at Islamabad International airport, Monday, May 12, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Sharif has returned to his country to lead a party meeting that could determine if the country's fledgling coalition government stays intact. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Sharif says ministers from his party will meet with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday and hand in their resignations.

Sharif announced the move Monday after the failure of weekend talks with the party of Asif Ali Zardari over the reinstatement of judges axed by President Pervez Musharraf.

While the civilian government is likely to survive, Sharif's move raises doubts over its stability and is a setback to Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years of military rule under Musharraf.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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