PPP to name new Pak PM on Thursday

KINGMAKER: The announcement of new PM's name is delayed as Zardari is in Dubai to meet his family.

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Dubai: Pakistan Peoples Party is likely to announce the name of the new Prime Minister after a party meeting on March 6.

As PPP charman Asif Ali Zardari is here to meet his daughters, the name of the new prime minister would not be announced for the next two days, a PPP leader said.

"The announcement is expected after a party meeting Zardari has called in Islamabad on March 6," the unnanmed leader was quoted as saying by Gulf News.

Zardari arrived in Dubai on Sunday, his first visit to the city after emerging as the largest party in the February 19 elections.

Zardari who was also accompanied by another important PPP member Rehman Malik, is expected to stay in Dubai at least for two days

"The PPP co-chairman is here in Dubai to take some rest after hectic election schedule and subsequent marathon meetings," the PPP leader said. His father Hakim Ali Zardari is also now in Dubai.