Bhutto party to select PM on Monday

Pakistanis will learn who their next prime minister will be on Monday, when the National Assembly reconvenes to elect the leader of the incoming coalition government.

President Pervez Musharraf, who has few allies left in the assembly after their defeat in an election on February 18, asked the assembly to meet on March 24, spokesman Rashid Qureshi said.

"The president has been pleased to summon the National Assembly to ascertain the member who commands the confidence of the majority of members," Qureshi said.