Members of Pakistan's ruling coalition said Wednesday they were trying to resolve a split over the reinstatement of judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf, who resigned this week.

Squabbles have distracted the coalition from dealing with rising Islamic militancy and a crisis-hit economy ever since its members trounced the US-backed Musharraf's political allies in elections in February.

The parties of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto and ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, which lead the coalition, managed a rare show of unity when they agreed on impeachment charges that forced Musharraf out of office on Monday.

But since then, Sharif has been pressing for the immediate restoration of the judiciary, with talks between coalition members on Tuesday ending without agreement and due to restart on Friday.

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