http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3841
Mysterious deal behind Rehman’s Senate election
Yasir Babbar
ISLAMABAD: Mysterious deal with Islamuddin Shaikh has enabled Rehman Malik, Advisor to Prime Minister for Interior Affairs, to contest upcoming Senate elections in March from Sindh Province, The Frontier Post learnt here from reliable sources on Wednesday. Rehman Malik originally hails from Sialkot district of Punjab. On the insistence of Co-Chairman of Pakistan People's Party and President Asif Ali Zardari that Rehman should contest election from Sindh, Islamuddin Shaikh transferred his Sukkur house to Rehman Malik enabling him to contest elections from Sindh. Many a worker of the PPP got angry over this move of Rehman Malik. Islamuddin Sheikh, who has remained State Minister and is nowadays very close to President Asif Ali Zardari, has also applied for Senate ticket from Sindh. This time he is playing very active role in the Sindh Province to make consensus with allies for Senate election. According to informed circles, Sheikh will be successful to get the Party ticket. His son Nauman Sheikhkh is already working as S for Railways.
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