ISLAMABAD, Mar 3 (APP): Pakistan People’s Party spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Monday that Makhdoom Amin Fahim was still the front runner for the slot of prime minister but a decision would be made by the party’s Central Executive Committee. Talking to a private television channel, Babar said that in the first high level meeting of the party at Naudero after the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto it was stated that Makhdoom Amin Fahim would be parliamentary leader of the party in the National Assembly.
It was also stated at that time that this decision would be ratified by the Central Executive Committee of the party, he said.
The CEC meeting would be convened to ratify whatever decision was taken, he said, adding that the CEC members had been alerted to remain available because the meeting could take place any time.
He said the PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari had categorically stated in public he was not a candidate for premiership and that he was not contesting election.
To a question, he said the most important priority with the party was to correct constitutional imbalances and not the future of President Pervez Musharraf.
Once the constitution was balanced and the parliament was made sovereign it would be able to take all decisions, he said.
He said the parliament was the best forum for important decisions, which could not be made on the streets. “I think with the collective wisdom of all the political parties, all the matters would be settled amicably.”