An inside tussle has been reported between Asif Zardari and Fazalur Rehmanover the slot of the president of Pakistan. Reportedly Fazalur Rehman islobbying with the PM Shahbaz Sharif for the incumbent slot however PMShahbaz Sharif is reluctant and the post is likely to fall with PPPPresident Asif Zardari.
After the impeachment of the President, former President Asif Ali Zardarior Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman will be the presidential candidates.
Fazalur Rehman has complained that he was tipped to the presidentialcandidate during the opposition entire campaign against Imran Khan.
According to sources, the cabinet will have 12 ministers from PML-N and 7from PPP, four from JUI-F, two from MQM and two from BNP Mengal, ANP,Jamhoori Watan Party and Balochistan Awami Party are likely to get oneministry each.
In the first phase, the allies will be accommodated in the cabinet as muchas possible. In the second phase, other ministries will be given to PPP andPML-N members.
Sources said that PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has decided not totake any post in the new government.
PPP is also likely to get the portfolio of Foreign Ministry. MQM willpossibly get two ministries with Sindh governorship.
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Mohsin Dawar, Aslam Bhutani and Tariq Bashir Cheema are also expected to beincluded in the federal cabinet.
PML-N is likely to include Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Saad Rafique, KhurramDastgir, Ahsan Iqbal, Maryam Aurangzeb, Shaista Pervaiz, Rana Sanaullah andMurtaza Javed Abbasi in the cabinet.
The name of Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar is being considered for the post ofLeader of the House in the Senate while Sherry Rehman or Mustafa NawazKhokhar from PPP Senate is likely to get the ministry.
Sources said that PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari could be the foreignminister while Shazia Marri’s name is also under consideration.
