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Raja Pervez Ashraf leading race for premiership
Dated: 2012-06-22
ISLAMABAD: PPP has decided that Raja Pervez Ashraf will be party’s leading candidate for prime minister.
This decision was made after the PPP dropped the name of Makhdoom Shahabuddin as its leading candidate.
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This decision was made after the PPP dropped the name of Makhdoom Shahabuddin as its leading candidate.
According to media reports, the name of Makhdoom Shahabuddin was dropped due to his involvement in the Ephedrine scandal case.
Earlier, an anti-narcotics court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Ali Musa Gilani.
It is expected that Raja Pervez Ashraf will be introduced as the PPP’s candidate for prime minister to coalition partners later today (Thursday) and a power sharing formula will be discussed.
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf had earlier been chosen by the PPP to be the covering candidate for Makhdoom Shahabuddin.
Three MNAs from the PPP (Makhdoom Shahbuddin, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Qamar Zaman Kaira) have filed nomination papers.
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