President Dr. Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as Caretaker Prime Minister.
The President approved the appointment under Article 224 A of the Constitution.
Earlier, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was nominated as the caretaker Prime Minister after a consensus was reached between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition leader Raja Riaz during talks in Islamabad today.
According to the Prime Minister’s office, the Prime Minister and the opposition leader jointly signed the advice and sent it to President Arif Alvi.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the Opposition Leader for his cooperation in the consultation process for the nomination of the caretaker Prime Minister.
Opposition Leader Raja Riaz said the name of Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was proposed by him and the Prime Minister agreed.
He said the primary purpose was that the caretaker Prime Minister should be from a smaller province and have a non-controversial personality. He said the aim was also to remove the sense of deprivation in small provinces.
Responding to a question, Raja Riaz said that the caretaker Prime Minister is expected to take the oath of office tomorrow.
When asked about the caretaker cabinet, he said no discussion was held today on it as the prerogative rests with the caretaker Prime Minister to finalize the names of the caretaker cabinet.
