Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday named former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed as his interim prime minister nominee in response to President of Pakistan’s letter.
In a tweet, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry said that PM Imran Khan, after consulting PTI core committee, has respondedto President of Pakistan Arif Alvi’s letter and has nominated former CJP Gulzar Ahmed as interim PM.
The development comes a day after National Assembly’s Speaker rejected a
no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan, deeming it unconstitutional.
Soon after the assembly session, PM Imran Khan advised President Arif
Alvi to dissolve assemblies.
Now, according to Constitution of Pakistan, the President shall appoint
a caretaker government led by a caretaker PM with the consultation of
the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition (in this case,
Shehbaz Sharif).
President Arif Alvi had written to both PM and Opposition leader Shehbaz
Sharif seeking their nominees for the post of interim PM.
It is pertinent to note here that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, in a
press conference today, said that he will not become a part of the
process (of naming interim PM or government) for he thinks what happened
on April 3 in the National Assembly is unconstitutional.
