Bhurban Accord - Text of The Accord

Text of The Accord

1 - Allied parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) resolve to form a coalition government for giving a practical shape to the mandate, which was given to the democratic forces by the people of Pakistan on 18 February 2008. 2 - This has been decided in today's summit between the PPP and the PML (N) that the deposed judges would be restored, on the position as they were on 2 November 2007, within 30 days of the formation of the federal government through a parliamentary resolution. 3 - The parties agreed that all allied parties would fully support the candidate for the position of the prime minister, nominated by the PPP. The PML (N) suggested that the candidate for prime minister should be such person who can take ahead the common agenda of the allied parties. 4 - The parties agreed that the speaker and the deputy speaker of the national assembly would be from the PPP while the speaker and the deputy speaker of the Punjab assembly would be from the PML (N). 5 - Both the parties agreed that the PML (N) would be a part of the federal government while the PPP would be a part of the Punjab government. 6 - This is the solid opinion of the leaderships of both the parties that the allied parties are ready for forming the governments and the sessions of the national and provincial assemblies be summoned immediately.