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Tuesday, 29 October, 2002, 18:21 GMT
Pakistan leader denies 'interference'
![]() Elected politicians are trying to set up a government
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has denied trying to influence the shape of a civilian government following the 10 October polls.
The row over the president's role erupted after it emerged that he had met a leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Sunday. Meanwhile, the country's main political parties are still deadlocked over the formation of the future government. A meeting of all the prominent groups in the newly-elected parliament on Tuesday failed to agree a formula for the transfer of power. 'No role' President Musharraf met Makhdoom Amin Fahim of the PPP at a hilltop restaurant near Islamabad on Sunday - but denied it was a pre-planned encounter.
"It was a chance meeting and nothing substantial was discussed," General Musharraf said after arriving in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, he had offered similiar reassurances. "The political process is on in the country and the government has no role in it," he said. King makers None of the parties won enough votes to be able to form a government on its own and all likely coalition partnerships demand major compromises which have foiled attempts to forge alliances.
The six-party Islamist alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), which opposed Islamabad's support for the US-led "war against terror", won an unprecedented 45 seats in the 272-seat assembly. As the third largest group it has emerged as a key balancing force and is demanding the right to lead any coalition that is formed. But the other parties are unlikely to agree and Tuesday's all-party meeting ended with a bland statement urging the government to convene the National Assembly without delay.
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