Makhdoom Shahabuddin

• Makhdoom Shahabuddin dropped as Pak PM nominee, replaced by Raja Parvez Ashraf

  Pakistan Peoples Party today dropped Makhdoom Shahabuddin as its Prime Ministerial candidate, and is now backing Raja Parvez Ashraf after a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against the former textile minister, a media report said.

• Who is Makhdoom Shahabuddin?

  Makhdoom Shahabuddin, age 65, has been selected at Pakistan's new Prime Minister by his party, the ruling Pakistan People's Party or PPP. Mr Shahabuddin was nominated by President Asif Ali Zardari this morning.

• Arrest warrant for Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Pakistan PM nominee selected by Asif Ali Zardari

  An arrest warrant has been issued against Pakistan's Textile Industry Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin in connection a drug quota allotment scam, reports the Press Trust of India. This comes exactly a day after Mr Shahabuddin was nominated by President Asif Ali Zardari to be the new Prime Minister of the country.

• Asif Ali Zardari nominates Makhdoom Shahabuddin for Pakistan PM; voting on Friday

  Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has nominated textile industry minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the new Prime Minister, state television reported on Thursday.

• Pakistan Parliament to elect new Prime Minister June 22

  Pakistan's Lower House of Parliament, the National Assembly, will elect the new Prime Minister at a special session to be convened on Friday. Minister for Textiles Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar are strong contenders for the post.

• Pakistan People's Party nominates Makhdoom Shahabuddin for Prime Minister's post: Reports

  The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has nominated senior leader Makhdoom Shahabuddin for the post of Prime Minister following the Supreme Court's disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani, according to a media report today.