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Bhutto's Party to Name Next Pakistani PM

Posted Mar 21, 08 8:30 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – The party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said today it will name Pakistan's next premier this weekend, AFP reports. After former PM Nawaz Sharif's party pulled their  candidate as a "goodwill gesture," the PPP candidate will likely be sworn in Tuesday without much debate, the AP reports. Bhutto widower Asif Ali Zardari is a popular choice but remains ineligible; analysts say he may replace a temporary leader later on.

Makhdoom Amin Fahim, a senior Bhutto aide, was a popular choice until former PM Nawaz Sharif's party protested his links to President Musharraf. A month after his party was crushed in a national ballot, the Musharraf remains politically isolated. He faces the likely reinstetement of judges he replaced out of fear they would question the legitimacy of his own re-election.

Sources: AFP, Associated Press, Associated Press

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Asif Ali Zardari arrives at Parliament House to observe the assembly's first session in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Muhammad Javed)
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, speaks as Asif Ali Zardari, right, widower of Benazir Bhutto and co-chairman of Pakistan People's Party looks on.   (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Pakistani lawyers burn an effigy of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008.   (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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