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Article: PAKISTAN'S PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS

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June 26, 2004
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United Press International
06-26-2004
Pakistan's prime minister resigns

WASHINGTON, Jun 26, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Pakistan's ruling party nominated Saturday a new interim prime minister, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, hours after the resignation of the incumbent premier.

Hussain heads the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Q) party, which also announced in Islamabad that Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz will be elected the new regular prime minister in three months.

Aziz was a senior official at the City Bank in the United States before he went to Pakistan to become the finance minister three years ago.

"Pakistan facing a lot of challenges. We need to work together to move ahead ...

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