Pakistan PM to meet opposition on political turmoil
Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is due to meet a leader of the main opposition party on Monday in a bid to head off a possible vote of no confidence against him after a key partner quit the governing coalition.
Gilani's government lost its parliamentary majority on Sunday after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announced it would go into opposition, plunging the country, vital for US efforts to pacify Afghanistan, into a deep political crisis. (Reuters)
