President Alvi approves appointment of Kakar as caretaker premier
\nISLAMABAD
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz have reached an agreement over appointing former senator Anwarul Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister, the PM office said Saturday.
\nKakar is an \u2018independent\u2019 senator from Balochistan province.
\nThe announcement was made in a statement by the prime minister\u2019s office and Raja Riaz while talking to reporters after his meeting with the PM.
\nKakar is an ethnic Pashtun and was chosen as a senator in Pakistan\u2019s upper house of parliament in 2018.
\nHe is also a founding member of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). But according to the Senate website he is mentioned as an independent.
\nAccording to the Prime Minister\u2019s office, the Prime Minister and the opposition leader jointly signed the advice and sent it to President Arif Alvi.
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the Opposition Leader over his cooperation in the consultation process for nomination of the caretaker Prime Minister.
\nLater talking to the media persons, Opposition Leader Raja Riaz said the name of Anwar ul Haq Kakar was proposed by him and the Prime Minister agreed to it.
\nHe said the main purpose was that the caretaker Prime Minister should be from a small province and a non-controversial personality. He said the aim was also to remove the sense of deprivation of small provinces.
\nResponding to a question, Raja Riaz said that the caretaker Prime Minister is expected to take oath of office on Sunday.
\nWhen 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.
\nThe summary, in this regard, has been forwarded to President Arif Alvi for approval after Sharif\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Alvi approves appointment of Kakar as caretaker premier ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz have reached an agreement over appointing former senator Anwarul Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister, the PM office said Saturday. Kakar is an \u2018independent\u2019 senator from Balochistan province. The announcement was made in a statement by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-348907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n