Round Two of the Fahim-Zardari talks have just ended.  Fahim spoke to the media outside Zardari’s Islamabad home.  He said there’s no division within the People’s Party, but maintained that he’s the party’s candidate for prime minister.  This contradicts a GEO News report claiming that the PPP has decided that its next prime minister will be from Punjab (most [...]

A meeting between People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Zardari and Vice Chairman Amin Fahim ended approximately an hour ago.
Fahim left Zardari House in Islamabad without speaking to the media, but then spoke to GEO News by telephone.
Though Fahim says there are no differences between him and Zardari, it appears both parties have not come to a [...]

While the People’s Party (PPP) and Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have become politically hitched, a dangerous division is emerging within the PPP that can jeopardize meaningful progress toward national reconciliation.
Bhutto loyalist and party stalwart Amin Fahim has become increasingly ostracized within the PPP over the past week. Around two weeks ago, it emerged that Fahim’s [...]

As late as a few days ago, Amin Fahim was widely believed to be the People’s Party’s prime ministerial nominee.  His fate has since changed.  The potential candidate pool has grown.  There is a reported trust deficit between Fahim and party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari.  The basis for this is unclear; Fahim is as loyal [...]

The murder of Benazir Bhutto has created a leadership vacuum within the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The populist, center-left party gained patrimonial colors after the execution of its founder, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, in 1979.
Party leadership passed on to his wife, Nusrat. However, their daughter, Benazir, would soon rise to center [...]