Babar Awan appointed PPP vice president

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PPP Co-chairman President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed former law minister Senator Dr Babar Awan vice president of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and a notification in this regard was issued on Thursday after President Zardari’s approval. Talking to Pakistan Today, president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar confirmed the appointment. With the appointment, Awan becomes the first vice president of the PPP as there is no precedence in the history of the party of appointments like president or vice president. However, the appointment might trigger a new controversy as traditionally, the PPP has always appointed chairman and vice chairmen and according to the party sources there was no mention of the office of president and vice president in the party’s constitution.
The official website of the PPP also reflects the same. On the party’s website, Nusrat Bhutto has been mentioned as chairperson rehbar, while the name of Benazir Bhutto is mentioned as chairperson. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is chairman while President Asif Ali Zardari has been mentioned as co-Chairman of the party. Amin Fahim and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani are vice chairmen while Jehangir Bader is secretary general of the party.
Apparently, this appointment aims at accommodating the lawyer-turned-politician Babar Awan who had submitted resignation as law minister to represent the federation in presidential reference for reopening the case of PPP founding chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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