Musharraf allies say will not obstruct coalition

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistan's new government will likely name its prime minister in early March, party officials said Saturday, as supporters of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf vowed not to obstruct the coalition.

The two biggest parties to emerge after Monday's parliamentary election have been weighing their choice for premier after agreeing to form a coalition.

Officials from both parties said the frontrunner was Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the widely respected vice president of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

"There is an agreement that Fahim should be the parliamentary leader and candidate for PM but the announcement is unlikely to be made public before the parliament is convened into session, most probably in the...