Makhdoom cancels meetings with Nawaz, Qazi
By Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP) President, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, called off his meetings with Pakistan Muslim League (PML- N) chief Nawaz Sharif and Jamaat Islami amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday morning.
Talking to Geo News, Amin Fahim said he was scheduled to arrive today in Lahore to hold meetings with Mian Nawaz Sharif and Qazi Hussain Ahmed; however, he is canceling the programme owing to his party related schedule in Islamabad. Meantime, the parliamentary parties of PPPP and PML- N are holding their meetings here in Islamabad. These sessions would mull over the significant affairs including future course of action.
Senior Vice President Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Makhdoom Amin Fahim Sunday strongly condemned the Supermarket blast, which claimed life of a foreigner and injured 14 others. He termed the incident ‘tragic’ and said it should be taken seriously, which took place in heart of the capital, he told a private television (ARY One World).
The PPP leader urged all the coalition partners to chalk out a common and unanimous strategy to cope with this menace of terrorism. “Terrorism in any form and manifestation is intolerable and it should be addressed,” he added. Recalling the incident of December 27 in which PPP Chairperson Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, Amin Fahim said his party has suffered a gravest loss in the ongoing wave of terrorism and stressed the need to search out root causes behind the tendencies of extremism and terrorism.
Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) President Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that he is still in the race for the slot of premiership as the strong candidate, adding that, it is not thing but a rumors that his no more running for the top position of the country. Talking to a private TV Channel on Sunday, the President of PPP-P Makhdoom Amin Fahim said that the party has still not been decided the nominee for the slot of Prime Minister.
Responding to a question, Amin Fahim said that he would abandon seat of Sindh Assembly (PS-44) before taking oath as the member of the National Assembly on Monday. He would retain the seat of the National Assembly (NA-218) and Co-Chairman PPP, Asif Ali Zardari has been informed in this regard. Amin Fahim also expressed his thanked to Pir Pagara for his support to him over name of the Prime Minister. He said he cancelled his meetings with Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif and Jamaat Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed due to party related schedule in Islamabad.
Amin Fahim said he was scheduled to arrive Sunday in Lahore to hold meetings with Mian Nawaz Sharif and Qazi Hussain Ahmed; however, he has cancelled the programme owing to his party related schedule here in Islamabad.