ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's fragile ruling coalition was at risk of being pulled apart on Monday, setting the stage for a major political showdown two weeks before the country's lawmakers choose a new president.
Leader of the PPP, Asif Ali Zardari (r) and former President Nawaz Sharif (AAP) WATCH A VIDEO BHUTTO'S WIDOWER NOMINATED Pakistan's ruling coalition was at risk of collapsing if its junior partner carries out a threat to quit unless judges ousted by
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'He reiterates his rejection of such indiscriminate and reprehensible acts of terrorism and extends his condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government of Pakistan,' Ban's press office said in a statement.
As many as 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured in twin blasts in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, private TV channel Geo reported.
The private Geo TV reported that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader told a U.S. newspaper that his party would quit the ruling alliance if judges were not restored.
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