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PM issue: Fahim summoned to clarify statements
Sunday, March 09, 2008
By Tahir Hasan Khan
Karachi- PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim rushed to Islamabad on Saturday morning to meet party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari who summoned him for clarifying his media statements.
According to sources, Fahim, who is a front runner for prime ministers slot, is in hot waters as the party leadership has taken serious notice of his controversial statements in the media regarding the prime minister issue.
Insiders said that Zardari and other party leaders were surprised as to why Fahim was in such a hurry and trying to create the impression that there was a crisis in the party regarding the selection of a prime ministerial candidate.
Sources, however, claimed that Zardari had previously taken into confidence the worried Fahim at an earlier meeting and he appeared satisfied afterwards.
Fahim then returned to Karachi to attend the wedding of a party leader, but, before leaving Islamabad, he talked to media and expressed concern about the delay in the announcing his name as the prime ministerial candidate.
His statements created a wrong impression within and outside the party and the leadership saw them as damaging, a close aide to the PPP chief claimed. According to sources, Fahim was asked to avoid issuing such controversial statements, which might damage the party position in holding negotiation with its allies.
PPP leadership believes that such statements would cast a negative effect on the party position at this crucial stage, when the PPP was busy holding talks for the formation of the government in centre.
Insiders said that Fahim was disturbed with the reports that PPP leaders from Punjab were pressurising the party leadership to nominate the prime minister from the province. Fahim was also disturbed with the reports that stated that the PPP leadership was waiting for the result of Shikarpur-based leader Aftab Shaban Mirani whose election result was withheld by the Election Commission on the stay of the Sindh High Court.
The court had ordered for re-polling in some stations in Miranis constituency on his complaint of rigging. However, his rival candidate again approached the SHC on Saturday and obtained a stay on re-polling.
PM issue: Fahim summoned to clarify statements
Sunday, March 09, 2008
By Tahir Hasan Khan
Karachi- PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim rushed to Islamabad on Saturday morning to meet party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari who summoned him for clarifying his media statements.
According to sources, Fahim, who is a front runner for prime ministers slot, is in hot waters as the party leadership has taken serious notice of his controversial statements in the media regarding the prime minister issue.
Insiders said that Zardari and other party leaders were surprised as to why Fahim was in such a hurry and trying to create the impression that there was a crisis in the party regarding the selection of a prime ministerial candidate.
Sources, however, claimed that Zardari had previously taken into confidence the worried Fahim at an earlier meeting and he appeared satisfied afterwards.
Fahim then returned to Karachi to attend the wedding of a party leader, but, before leaving Islamabad, he talked to media and expressed concern about the delay in the announcing his name as the prime ministerial candidate.
His statements created a wrong impression within and outside the party and the leadership saw them as damaging, a close aide to the PPP chief claimed. According to sources, Fahim was asked to avoid issuing such controversial statements, which might damage the party position in holding negotiation with its allies.
PPP leadership believes that such statements would cast a negative effect on the party position at this crucial stage, when the PPP was busy holding talks for the formation of the government in centre.
Insiders said that Fahim was disturbed with the reports that PPP leaders from Punjab were pressurising the party leadership to nominate the prime minister from the province. Fahim was also disturbed with the reports that stated that the PPP leadership was waiting for the result of Shikarpur-based leader Aftab Shaban Mirani whose election result was withheld by the Election Commission on the stay of the Sindh High Court.
The court had ordered for re-polling in some stations in Miranis constituency on his complaint of rigging. However, his rival candidate again approached the SHC on Saturday and obtained a stay on re-polling.
PM issue: Fahim summoned to clarify statements