PPP nominates Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as its candidate for premiership

[Geek]

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PPP leader says parliament elections will be held this year, earlier than expected.



The ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday named Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as its nominee for prime minister.




The government allies also agreed to the name of Raja Pervaiz Ashraf who was earlier selected as covering candidate for Makhdoom Shahabuddin.




On Thursday, an anti-narcotics court took the unusual step of issuing an arrest warrant for former textiles minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin over a drugs scandal. Shahabuddin had been President Asif Ali Zardari`s first choice to succeed Gilani.




"Raja Pervez Ashraf is our candidate," senior party official Syed Khurshid Shah told a news conference, hinting that the government could call an election before its mandate expires early next year.




"This is election year and we are going towards elections," Shah said.




"If we have committed some mistakes or did not fulfill our manifesto, then the decision should be left to the people of Pakistan."




Ashraf has been dogged by allegations of corruption and controversy from his tenure as water and power minister. He served as information technology minister until the Supreme Court dismissed prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday.




Election of the new Prime Minister will be held at a special session of the National Assembly in Islamabad today.




Other nominees for premiership are PPP’s Qamar Zaman Kaira‚ PML-N’s Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan Abbasi and JUI-f’s Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman.




Newly elected Leader of the House after taking oath as next Prime Minister will seek Vote of Confidence from the National Assembly within sixty days.




Office of the Prime Minister fell vacant after disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani by the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case.

Dunya News

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[deaNET]

The Next PM of Pakistan...

 

[Saadbaloch]

Raja Rental ab Qurbani ka Bakra baney ga.

 

[shail khan]

who will next pm of pakistan shahab alfedren raja rental molana deisel mahtan gandum scam

what joke with pakistani nation

 

[M_mian]

So, one thing is established........If you want to be one top slots of the PPP government, you've got to have your name among the corrupt lot of the country, one way or the other. !!!!!

 

[jony1]

Re: The Next PM of Pakistan...

They are leaders of Pakistan?? OH KHudaya. Ham ko bacha lo insay.

 

[malik1c]

Yesterday i read a news on GEO that Pervaiz Ashraf is not acceptable to MQM today Ashraf thanks Altaf for support , NOORA KUSHTI at its best http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=55506 Like i predicted MQM PMLN ko bewakoof bana kar phir PPPP kee saath mil gayee :)

 

[simple_and_peacefull]

Re: The Next PM of Pakistan...

he is most loyal to Zordari.

 

[coolhaider]

tribute to raja pervaiz ashraf

 

[victim]

Shame on all the parties who are supporting Raja Rental. Please don't forget Their this unpatriotic act. I hope you will not vote for them in the coming elections.

 

[simple_and_peacefull]

Re: tribute to raja pervaiz ashraf

brother,

you make my day with full of this funniest clips of mahraja of PPP

 

[<ChOuDhArY>]

Re: tribute to raja pervaiz ashraf

Ab Pakistan ka Allah hee hafiz hai !!

 

[aamirksa]

Re: tribute to raja pervaiz ashraf

زرداری نے گیلانی سے بھی بڑا جوکر میدان میں اتارا ہے ، گیلانی تو پیدائشی جھوٹا تھا مگر یہ تو سات جنموں سے جھوٹا ہے

 

[MainBaghiHon]

Re: tribute to raja pervaiz ashraf

Bijli Bhari Hai Mere Ang Ang Main
Jo Mujhko Choye Ga Woh Mer Jayega

 

[Desi_Action]

قوم کو راجہ رینٹل مبارک ہو۔

قوم کو راجہ رینٹل مبارک ہو۔
بالاخر پی پی پی حکومت نے راجہ پرویز اشرف کو بطور اگلے وزیراعظم چن لیا ہے۔ مولانا ڈیزل 'ہر چیز کو آئین کے تناظر میں دیکھنے کےمتمنی اور متحمل نا ہو سکے' ۔ اب راجہ صاب پورے ملک کو رینٹ پر دے کر کک بیک حاصل
کر سکتے ہیں۔

PPP picks Raja Pervez Ashraf as prime minister candidate

By Web Desk / Saba Imtiaz / Zahid Gishkori
Published: June 22, 2012

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Ashraf has been elected twice from NA-51, Gujjar Khan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

ISLAMABAD: Syed Khursheed Shah, in a press conference with coalition leaders announced that Raja Pervez Ashraf will be the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate for the prime ministers post.
The final decision was taken in collaboration with our coalition partners, Khursheed Shah said.
Among other coalition representatives, Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) senior member Sardar Bahadur Ahmad Khan Sehar, Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Haider Abbas Rizvi and Awami National Party (ANP) leader Afrasiab Khattak were present at the press conference.
Earlier, MQM sources had said the party had conveyed reservations to President Zardari over the candidature of Ashraf.
Ashraf has been elected twice from NA-51, Gujjar Khan.
He was appointed federal minister for water and power after the 2008 elections and was again appointed a minister in the recently-dissolved cabinet.
He faces corruption allegation for receiving kickbacks in rental power projects and buying properties in London.
The Supreme Court had also directed NAB to take action against Ashraf for his alleged involvement in rental power case.
The ruling PPP and its allies first submitted nominations for Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Ashraf, but later Qamar Zaman Kaira also filed his papers when a lower court issued arrest warrants against Shahabuddin for his alleged involvement in the ephedrine scam.
Ashraf thanks Altaf Hussain for support
Ashraf spoke to MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Friday to thank him for supporting his candidacy.
According to a statement issued by the MQM, Ashraf told Hussain that like him, he too was from the grassroots. The MQM chief told Ashraf that the country currently faced a great deal of challenges and hopes that he can help the country face these.
Hussain said that he was happy that Ashraf had worked his way up in the PPP, and said that loyalty to the party was a fundamental principle and that this was the way to earn respect and honour. Former interior minister Rehman Malik also spoke to Hussain and thanked him on behalf of President Asif Ali Zardari for his support to the PPP.
PPP MNA to boycott NA session
Pakistan Peoples Party MNA Syed Nasir Ali Shah will boycott todays elections for the next Prime minister in the National Assembly.
I will not vote for MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashrafa candidate of PPP for the prime ministers slot, Nasir told The Express Tribune. I will not attend todays session electing the new prime minister.
Responding to a question, he said that the only criterion for top slot in Pakistan is that you must be a corrupt person. Unfortunately, he said, his party (PPP) is promoting this trend.
Shah, a PPP senior leader from Balochistan, also boycotted the presidential speech held earlier this year.
I hope my silent protest will trigger a powerful debate on the Balochistan issue at an international level, Shah told The Express Tribune. I must say here today PPPs top leadership buried the partys manifesto the day Benazir Bhutto was assassinated.

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[Kahlown]

What a shame. Doob murnay ka maqam hai. Beghairati at it's best. Heiraan hoon koi poochhnay wala nahi. Kahan hain muqtadar hulqay? Kia sub itehadi beghairaaaaaat hain?

 

[behzadji]

Re: tribute to raja pervaiz ashraf

lagta hai iss ke baad rehman malik ko bhee chance mil jayay ga........jhooto jhoot chutali....

 

[gumsum70000]

Zardari is making fun of this nation with the help of pimp allies. Shame on to PML Q, MQM and Maulana Diesel.

 

[PakistanArmy]

Silent Msg to all Members.

Raja Pervaiz Asharaf New PM of Pakistan.

Kya KahaoO aB Mai ??

Sirf Aik Kaam Kar Sakta HOun ??

***** on all Political Parties in Pakistan.

Specially :) Jo Kehtey Thay awam ko Roads Par Laye Gay aur TSunami or Long March Walay :)

***** on Imran Khan :) ***** on Nawaz Shareef.

 

[rehman1978]

Re: Silent Msg to all Members.

Yup, I am also tired of these Jalsa's: karna ha tu long march karo. PTI popularity is due vaccum created by Norra leauge: looks like PTI is creating another vaccum.