Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Sunday that the Election Act 2017 is set to be amended in order to empower the upcoming caretaker government to take important decisions until a democratically elected government takes over.
Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday reacted to reports claiming that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was considering proposing his name for caretaker prime minister.
Shehbaz Sharif made the statement while addressing a ceremony after laying foundation stone of development projects, including Faisalabad Satyana bypass linking Motorway-3.
It is pertinent to mention here that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that assemblies will dissolve in August after the completion of their tenure. He said that the preparation for the elections have been commenced and the assemblies will dissolve in August.
Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister and PML-N leader, will travel from Saudi Arabia to London, while Maryam Nawaz will return to Pakistan in a few days, according to Muhammad Zubair, a spokesman for the Sharif family.
The two major stakeholders in the federal government Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8, sources told Geo News.
As the tenure of the current National Assembly gets surrounded by uncertainty, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has indicated that his government will quit before the end of its term
While addressing the cheques distribution ceremony under the Prime Minister’s Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme, Shehbaz Sharif said, "Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and the entire leadership of PML-N will change destiny of the country by taking it on the path of progress and prosperity."
Pakistan incurred a huge USD 8.3 billion loss in remittances and exports during the previous fiscal year as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government chose to appease the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a USD 1.2 billion tranche, according to Dawn.
Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah held Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) responsible for the May 9 violence and said that the party should not be allowed to contest elections