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Monday, March 17, 2008
Fahim may go to SC against Zardari’s ‘interference’
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) President Makhdoom Amin Fahim might go to the Supreme Court to stop PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari from “interfering in party affairs”, party sources told Daily Times on Sunday. The PPP, of which Asif Zardari is the co-chairman, is not registered with the Election Commission. It was the PPPP, headed by Makhdoom Amin Fahim, that contested the elections and won the most number of seats. Sources in the pro-Amin Fahim camp told Daily Times on Sunday that he would not compromise and would approach either the Supreme Court or the Election Commission of Pakistan against Zardari, who was neither an MNA nor an office-bearer of the PPPP. Sources in the Zardari camp said Makhdoom was no more in the race for prime minister. They said Yousaf Raza Gilani was the frontrunner for the office of prime minister and Dr Fehmida Mirza for the speaker of the National Assembly. “I don’t think Fahim is in the race for prime minister. I guess Yousaf Raza Gilani and Fehmida Mirza are frontrunners for prime minister and speaker,” said a senior office-bearer and close aide of Zardari. The party had authorised the co-chairman to nominate the candidates for these offices, he said. “He will announce the names of speaker and deputy speaker today (Monday) but I am not sure when he will announce the premiership candidate.” Nabil Gabol is also a likely candidate for speaker, and Abdul Akbar Khan from the NWFP is being tipped as the candidate for the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, according to sources.
Courtesy Daily Times