Pakistan coalition may woo Musharraf allies

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) — The party of Pakistan's slain former premier Benazir Bhutto said Sunday it may woo President Pervez Musharraf's allies to join a coalition government that could drive the former general from power.

The Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which won the most seats in last week's election and has teamed up with the party of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif, say they are considering working with the Karachi-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

If a PPP-led coalition manages to muster a two-thirds majority in parliament, it could seek to remove Musharraf, either by impeaching him or having his election as president last year declared illegal.

PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar told AFP that his party was in talks with the pro-Musharraf MQM, which participated...