国际英语新闻：Pakistani PM accepts opposition party's demands to avoid crisis

PML-N had also given the government 45-day time to show progress for the implementation of the ten demands.

At a nation-wide televised press conference last week, Nawaz Sharif warned the government while raising his ten-point demand that "the nation should see progress by February 20... If the prime minister says he cannot (accept the demands) we will part ways with the Pakistan People's Party in the Punjab government."

"We hope that now the government will show progress in 45 days, "said the spokesman of PML-N, adding that the PML-N has formed a three-member committee for talks with the government to implement the agenda.

Local watchers believe that the next challenge facing Gilani's government is whether it can meet PML-N's demands within 45 days or not.

The Pakistani government has fallen into a deep political crisis following last Sunday's decision by another key local party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to withdraw from the coalition government, leaving the current government a minority in the country's parliament. However, a few days later, after the efforts made by the government, MQM has decided to rejoin the coalition government though they will not join the federal cabinet, making the week-long political crisis much alleviated.