Islamabad: A day after the Jamali government in Pakistan party was reduced to minority following the withdrawal of support by 17-member strong Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), the ruling pro-Musharraf party on November 28 held talks with hard- line Islamist alliance in order to garner a required majority.

The MQM on November 27 reversed its earlier decision of sitting in the Treasury Benches without being part of the government on the plea that the Jamali government, which was sworn-in on November 23, has failed to implement its promise of abolition of 'no go areas' in Karachi.

Senior MQM leader Farrooq Sattar told reporters in Karachi that the decision of the party to sit in the Opposition implied that it would not extend support to the government at the Centre.

Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali of pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Qaide-e-Asam was elected as Prime Minister in the 342 member National Assembly after the last minute decision by the MQM Parliamentary group to support it from outside.

PTI