Zardari hints at becoming Prime Minister
Politics Sunday, April 20th, 2008Co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari has announced that
he will be taking part in the coming by-elections and that he can
become a prime minister if need be. In his interview to a British news
channel, Zardari said he and his sister Faryal Talpur will submit
nomination papers to contest by-elections from Benazir Bhutto’s
constituency NA-270.
To a question he said, it is not necessary that party chairman must
become prime minister but he can be the PM if need be. He said his
party will maintain status quo with the President but will think about
his accountability if they get a two-third majority in the Parliament.
To a question he said the prime minister had got more than two third of
the votes in the national assembly but some members may not vote for
the President’s accountability.
Zardari said the Establishment
brought President Musharraf into power and “these are the same forces
which are now hatching conspiracies against the democratic government.”
He said the establishment had also asked Benazir Bhutto to boycott the
elections.
He alleged that the judges did not start the war
because of any danger to democracy but they did so in their
self-interest. He however said that even then he is in favour of
reinstating the deposed judges.
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