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June 28, 2004
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Pakistan's opposition fields candidate for prime minister

ISLAMABAD, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's opposition alliance Monday fielded its candidate for the election of the country's prime minister scheduled to be held Tuesday.

The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) fielded Makhdoom Amin Fahim, a leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the parliament, against Chaudhry Shujat Hussain, a candidate of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League(Q) and its allied parties.

The ARD comprises the PPP of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif) of the exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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