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Bhutto's party woos Pakistan Islamists

ISLAMABAD-Pakistani opposition parties that inflicted a big defeat on President Pervez Musharraf's allies in last week's election are trying to woo Islamists to build a coalition that could threaten the rule of the U.S. ally.Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and leader of her party, on Thursday night met Fazl-ur-Rehman,(picture left) a hardline Islamic cleric and discussed the possibility of forming a "government of national consensus".
Representatives of both leaders were due to meet again on Friday evening for more discussions.Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won most seats in the February 18 election, but not enough to rule alone. The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) of another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, came second.Zardari has called for a coalition government made up of all parties except Musharraf's main ally, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), which suffered a humiliating defeat in the polls."We support the idea of a government of national consensus because it is in the interest of the country and nation," Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, a close aide to Rehman, told Reuters."No party can address the problems of the country alone," said Haideri, who is leading his side in the talks with the PPP.
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