Defiant Fahim warns of divisive course over PM row
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—Senior Vice Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that he would wait the nomination of Prime Minister till March 23, adding that, his son would not be candidate for slot of any office if no office was awarded to him according to his expectation. “I will take all decision in supreme national interest and steps to redress problem being faced by citizens of the country after taking office of Prime Minister”, he said this while talking to media men here outside the Parliament house before starting of the national assembly session on Wednesday.
No package, Amin said, was prepared during his meeting with Co-Chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari while theory and impression to nominate Prime Minister from Punjab is very wrong. Amin Fahim strongly condemned displaying of banners against him outside the Parliament house, however, the matter has been settled followed by strict notice of Co-Chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari in this respect.
PPP would take decision about Premiership after elections of Speaker and Deputy Speaker National Assembly, he said, adding, he is still in race for Premiership. The Party central leadership is not in hurry to nominate name for the slot of Premiership, Fahim pointed out. After appointment of Speaker from Sindh and Deputy Speaker from Punjab, the impression and theory to nominate Prime Minister from Punjab is very wrong, as in past, the Speaker, Prime Minister and President was appointed from Punjab.
Answering to a question, Amin Fahim said that there is no rift in the Party. PPP is united and the Party would take decision in supreme national interest, he concluded. On the other hand, Central leader PPP Nabeel Gabool said that the name for the slot of Premiership has been finalized and announcement in this respect would be announced after selection of Speaker and Deputy Speaker National Assembly.
Talking to media men outside the Parliament house, he said, the Prime Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Federal Ministers can be changed in case of poor performance while Amin Fahim is senior politician and he will not committee mistake to create rift in the party.
While PPP leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi ruled out that any name has been finalized regarding upcoming Prime Minister of the country. Talking to media, he said that he was not candidate for any position. We are going to write history while electing a female member for position of Speaker of National Assembly, he opined. He said that manifesto of PPP was clear to empower women and it would be strengthened after election of the Speaker. Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians President Makhdoom Amin Fahim Wednesday said that there is no harm if the Prime Minister as well as Speaker of the National Assembly come from the same province.