Several PPP leaders have started efforts to persuade former Sindh CM Arbab Ghulam Rahim to join the party. Rahim was living in Dubai for the last two years after allegedly receiving life threats from President Asif Ali Zardari. According to sources, a number of PPP leaders met the former CM and assured him that no action will be taken against him on his return. Sources said that Rahim was invited to join the PPP, as he had a good political standing in Mirpur Khas, Tharparkar and other areas.
According to reports, the PPP was facing a tough position in Sindh for its failure to arrest Benazir Bhutto’s killers and provide timely relief to flood affectees. According to sources, Rahim had agreed to join the PPP but would make the final decision after consulting friends. Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Khuro had resisted Rahim’s appointment as Sindh opposition leader.