Pakistan: Bhutto party says PM candidate to be named next week

By SPA

Islamabad : After winning Pakistan’s parliamentary elections last month, the party of assasinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will name a new prime minister next week, ap quoted a spokesman as saying Saturday.


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Followers of PPP, won the largest number of seats in Feb. 18 polls.

Her Pakistan People’s Party has pledged to form a coalition government with the party of another former premier, Nawaz Sharif, after the new parliament convenes Monday.

With the largest number of seats, it falls to the PPP to name a prime minister. On Saturday, party spokesman Farhatullah Babar said a decision was imminent.

Our party will come up with a name next week, Babar told The Associated Press.

Parliament would then have to confirm the nomination.

A caretaker prime minister, Mohammedmian Soomro, has held the office since November, after parliament’s mandate expired and before new elections could be held.

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