DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Pakistani leaders reported progress yesterday in talks on how to restore judges ousted by President Musharraf, signaling they had fended off a crisis that threatened to break up their month-old coalition government. But they did not announce a final accord on the matter, though details of the talks were promised by today.

The widower and political successor of Prime Minister Bhutto, and a former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, ended two days of talks yesterday at a Dubai hotel. Mr. Sharif said there had been “substantive progress” and that the judges would be restored through a parliamentary resolution. He said judicial reforms demanded by Mr. Zardari were a “separate issue” but that he would announce details today after a party meeting in Lahore.

“You will be satisfied with the progress we made,” said Mr. Sharif..”

A smiling Mr. Zardari batted away reporters’ questions as he stepped into a limousine outside the hotel. However, the information minister, Sherry Rehman, a party colleague, said: “We will not disappoint people, as the leaders said that the judges will be restored and the coalition will remain intact.”