파키스탄 집권 연립정부는 페르베즈 무샤라프 대통령을 권좌에서 축출하기로 합의했다고, 나와즈 샤리프 전 총리가 말했습니다.
샤리프 전 총리는 28일 파키스탄 첫 핵 실험 10주년 기념식 연설에서, 암살된 야당지도자 베나지르 부토 전 총리의 남편인 아시프 알리 자르다리 파키스탄 인민당 대표가 지난 27일 열린 회담에서 무샤라프 대통령 축출에 동의했다고 말했습니다.
파키스탄 인민당은 2달 전 출범한 연립정부 내에서 최대 의석을 가진 정당이고, 샤리프 전 총리는 두 번째로 큰 정당을 이끌고 있습니다. 두 정당은 지난 2월 선거에서 1위와 2위를 차지한 후 연립정부를 구성했습니다.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the ruling coalition has agreed to remove President Pervez Musharraf from power. Speaking today (Wednesday) to mark the 10th anniversary of Pakistan's first nuclear tests, Mr. Sharif said the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, agreed in talks on Tuesday to oust Musharraf.
Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leads the coalition government, which took power two months ago. Mr. Sharif heads the second-largest party in the coalition (the Pakistan Muslim League-N party).
The parties joined forces after finishing first and second in the country's February elections. In his speech today, Mr. Sharif said there is no reason for Mr. Musharraf to have what he called a "safe exit" and called for the president to be punished as a traitor.
Zardari and Mr. Sharif met Tuesday to decide on constitutional reforms put forward by the PPP chief that would considerably weaken President Musharraf's powers. The talks ended without an agreement on that issue. Musharraf's spokesman has denied rumors Musharraf is considering quitting.