The Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have agreed to form a Gilgit-Baltistan coalition government, party sources said after post-election talks.
Under the power-sharing formula, the chief minister will come from the PPP, while the governor’s post will go to the PML-N.
Sources said the two parties also agreed to distribute provincial ministries under a 60-40 formula. The PPP will receive 60% of cabinet portfolios, while the PML-N will receive 40%.
The arrangement follows unofficial and provisional results from 21 of 24 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly seats. The PPP leads with nine seats, followed by independents with seven, PML-N with four and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen with one. Results from three constituencies are still awaited.
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The coalition talks followed a high-level meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari discussed the GB election results, Azad Kashmir and national matters.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and political adviser Rana Sanaullah attended the meeting.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and other senior PPP leaders also attended.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President Zardari on the PPP’s election performance. He had earlier congratulated the people of Gilgit-Baltistan on holding peaceful elections and noted the PPP’s position as the largest party.
