Zardari's aide may succeed Taseer

[Devil Soul]

Zardari's aide may succeed Taseer
REUTERS, Jan 9, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's president is set to appoint close aide Latif Khosa to succeed the murdered governor of the key Punjab province, officials said, another step in resolving a weeklong political crisis.

President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to name Khosa, a former attorney general, on Saturday from Karachi. "Mr Khosa is most likely to be appointed as Punjab governor," a senior government official said. Other top officials confirmed the appointment was expected.

Khosa said on Saturday that Zardari had called him for a meeting in Karachi. "I will accept whatever the decision of my leadership," he said.

If appointed as expected, Khosa will succeed Salman Taseer, the outspoken governor of the central province of Punjab, who was gunned down by one of his bodyguards in Islamabad on Tuesday for supporting changes in a controversial blasphemy law.

The choice of who will replace Taseer is crucial for Zardari. Punjab is the most populated province in Pakistan and its political nerve center.

 

[AstanoshKhan]

Yeah we saw him (Latif Khosa) doing wonders during his tenure as minister of IT and Telecommunications when he was forced to leave the ministry. He's a big loser but hay what else could be expected from Zardari & Co.

The thread below has some shining characteristic of Mr. Kosa's personality.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/curren...23-government-fires-top-ictrdf-directors.html