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| Woman named as Pakistani speaker | Woman named as Pakistani speaker |
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| The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has named a close associate of her husband as parliamentary speaker. | The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has named a close associate of her husband as parliamentary speaker. |
| Fahmida Mirza, a businesswoman, will be Pakistan's first female speaker of the national assembly if she is approved in a vote on Wednesday. | Fahmida Mirza, a businesswoman, will be Pakistan's first female speaker of the national assembly if she is approved in a vote on Wednesday. |
| But correspondents say divisions remain over who should be the next PM. | But correspondents say divisions remain over who should be the next PM. |
| Ms Mirza, 51, is an experienced politician from Ms Bhutto's home town in the province of Sindh. | Ms Mirza, 51, is an experienced politician from Ms Bhutto's home town in the province of Sindh. |
| Her husband, Zulfiqar Mirza, is a long standing ally of Asif Ali Zardari, Ms Bhutto's widower and now the PPP's leader. | Her husband, Zulfiqar Mirza, is a long standing ally of Asif Ali Zardari, Ms Bhutto's widower and now the PPP's leader. |
| Mr Mirza sits in the Sindh provincial assembly. | |
| The new parliament - comprising opponents of President Musharraf who swept to victory in last month's elections - met for the first time on Monday. | The new parliament - comprising opponents of President Musharraf who swept to victory in last month's elections - met for the first time on Monday. |