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Mohammad Altaf Chaudhry, president of the PML-N in the UAE:
We are very pleased that our leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has decided to part ways with the Pakistan Peoples Party [PPP] because the PPP leadership backed out of its promises regarding the restoration of judiciary.
Our leader showed a lot of flexibility but he found himself in a difficult situation due to delaying tactics used by the PPP to fulfill agreements made between the two leading coalition partners.
Sharif was under immense pressure from the public and his decision would help the country have a strong opposition to keep check on the wrongdoings of the PPP government.
Zahoor Shujra, President of Pakistan Peoples Party in the UAE:
It is a very bad news for the people and bad decision on the part of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leadership. It should not have happened because the country was heading towards a real democratic system.
I hold Sharif responsible for the political crisis because he should have shown some flexibility towards the judges issue instead of sticking to his hardline approach. We condemn this decision.
Raja Ikram, a prominent community member and banker in Dubai:
The split was much expected from the very first day the coalition partners came into power. Both the parties are working for their personal interests and not for the country and the people of Pakistan.
I am afraid, the split would further aggravate the situation and lead to more hardships for the general public. We, the overseas Pakistanis, are very disappointed and can now only pray for our country. I think the whole democratic process has fallen flat.
Tahir Malik, a Dubai-based Pakistani journalist:
It is very unfortunate to see the split between the coalition government partners. We were happy to see both the big parties working together for the good of the country and democracy.
Both worked together to oust Pervez Musharraf as president and they should have stood together to bring the country back on track for economic uplift because people of Pakistan are suffering and nothing has been done to alleviate their economic situation since the democratic government came into power five months ago. I foresee more political and economic crises after this split.
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