PPP Reverses Stance to Join PMLN-Led Coalition, Shehbaz Sharif Nominated PM Despite PTI Objections
• PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had earlier ruled out a coalition with rival PMLN, but PPP later joined a 6-party coalition led by PMLN
• PTI emerged as the largest party in Feb 8 elections but fell short of majority, leading to a fractured mandate
• PMLN's Shehbaz Sharif chosen as coalition's PM nominee in a return of the previous PDM government
• PPP says it wants to promote democratic stability in crisis-hit Pakistan, hence compromise with PMLN
• PTI refuses to join coalition, alleges PMLN and PPP protect each other against corruption charges