PPP Vice-Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim who is being considered most likely candidate for post of Prime Minister says ``if the responsibility (of Prime Minister) lies on me,I will work hard.' He spoke to Reza Sayah of CNN about what Pakistan's future would be under his leadership.
CNN: Would you be willing to accept this position at a time when there will be a lot of pressure on next Prime Minister?
Amin Fahim: I know very well problems Pakistan is facing today, but PPP is an organised party - we have experts, we have knowledge. If the responsibility lies on me, I will work hard.
CNN: There were a couple of issues that appear, at least to some, to be tumbling blocks. One of them is how to handle President Musharraf. As Prime Minister, will you move forward to impeach him and have a government without him?
Amin Fahim: I think there's no need at the moment but the parliament is sovereign. Once we go to the parliament, the parliament will look at every issue. We should not rock the boat at this time. We must have civil transition of power from the military to civilians.
CNN: Are you willing to sit with the Taliban and negotiate and get them involved in political system?
Amin Fahim: We are not in favour of terrorism anywhere in the world. We will try to settle this issue through the parliament with support of people of Pakistan. Now, their advice will be guideline.
CNN: Would you be willing to sit down with members of Taliban and these militant groups face to face?
Amin Fahim: We have not said anything about whether we'll be sitting with them or not. I think we should leave handling and tackling this to the parliament.