Pakistani lawmakers elect new premier
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June 23, 2012, Saturday
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PAKISTANI lawmakers have elected a politician tainted by corruption allegations and failure to end the country's energy crisis as prime minister.
Former minister for water and power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf won yesterday's election in parliament with the support of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and its allies.
Ashraf is replacing Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for refusing to initiate a corruption investigation against the president, who heads the PPP.
Judges are likely to make the same demand of Ashraf, and many predict he will quickly meet the same fate as Gilani.
Ashraf has been linked to alleged corruption in the commissioning of power plants and as minister for power was responsible for failing to fix chronic electricity shortages.
The election of Ashraf came during a struggle for power among the Supreme Court, the government and the military. The turmoil is destabilizing the nuclear-armed country, which is seen as vital to the US-led war in Afghanistan.
Former minister for water and power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf won yesterday's election in parliament with the support of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and its allies.
Ashraf is replacing Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for refusing to initiate a corruption investigation against the president, who heads the PPP.
Judges are likely to make the same demand of Ashraf, and many predict he will quickly meet the same fate as Gilani.
Ashraf has been linked to alleged corruption in the commissioning of power plants and as minister for power was responsible for failing to fix chronic electricity shortages.
The election of Ashraf came during a struggle for power among the Supreme Court, the government and the military. The turmoil is destabilizing the nuclear-armed country, which is seen as vital to the US-led war in Afghanistan.
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