Gillani says he will support Zardari as Prime Minister

18 Mar, 2008

Vice chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, has said that he was not a candidate for the slot of Speaker National Assembly, adding he will support Asif Zardari as next prime minister. Talking to Business Recorder the PPP leader said that he was going to the parliament after 12 years and he had learnt a lot during the period.
To a question about his prospect for becoming President, he said that the office of president is not vacant yet. Gillani categorically said that he was not candidate for any slot. "Whomsoever Asif Zardari will nominate we will accept and fully support him. He claimed that some people were hatching conspiracies to create rift in the party.

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