Original sentence: General Zia chose him as a member of his hand-picked consultative body, the Majlis-e-Shoora, and later made him a federal minister.He resigned two months after taking office, when finance minister Shaukat Aziz, who had already been nominated, took over upon attaining eligibility by being elected to the National Assembly.Mr Hussain, known as a down-to-earth politician and a poor orator, has longstanding connections with Gen.Musharraf - both studied at Lahore's Forman Christian College
Edited sentence: General Zia chose him as a member of his hand-picked consultative body, the Majlis-i-Shoora, and later made him a federal minister.He resigned two months after taking office, when finance minister Shaukat Aziz, who had already been nominated, took over when he became eligible by being elected to the National Assembly.It will be interesting to see how long they manage to do so.Mr Hussain, along with his cousin Pervez Ellahi, are determined to hold the political reins of Punjab at any cost.Mr Hussain, known as a down-to-earth politician and a poor orator, has longstanding connections with Gen Musharraf - both studied at Lahore's Forman Christian College