(AKI) - (by Syed Saleem Shahzad) - Pakistan's ruling coalition of parties have been unable to agree on | No! Who'da ever expected that? |
However, a source close to the PPP, which won the most votes in the February elections, told Adnkronos International (AKI) there were major disagreements about ministerial portfolios and that had delayed the cabinet's formation. "Both parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz group and the Pakistan Peoples Party have an eye on the position of foreign affairs ministry," said the source on condition of anonymity. "But none of them wants to have the ministry of finance while facing a tough economic situation ahead due to high oil prices and the overall recession."
“Similarly, the party which plays a lead role in the formation of the government wants to control foreign policy. In addition, foreign policy has been the Pakistan People Party's forte and not the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz which has been more committed to local issues," the source told AKI. The PPP information secretary Sherry Rahman told AKI that a decision on the cabinet will be made by the end of the week.