Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Raja Riaz will meet once again on Friday to discuss the names for the caretaker PM.
The formal round of conversation over the name of Pakistan's caretaker PM between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Raja Riaz concluded on Thursday.
In his farewell speech at the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday, Shehbaz Sharif said, "I never had to go through such a difficult test before in my 38-year-long [political] career as the country was mired in a severe economic crisis, oil prices remained high and there was political chao
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif is also expected to make a farewell address to the joint session as he announced that he would submit a summary for the dissolution of the National Assembly to the president on Wednesday.
This comes after PM Shehbaz Sharif advised Pakistan's President to dissolve the National Assembly today. The Pakistan government will enter a caretaker setup today, paving the way for polls to be held within the next 90 days.
Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday, PM Shehbaz said, “After completing our [government’s] term tomorrow, I will write and send [the advice] to the president to dissolve the assembly and then an interim government will take over.”
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is chairing the meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) and it began in the federal capital with all the chief ministers and members of the federal cabinet in attendance.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi and independent lawmaker from Balochistan Aslam Bhootani among others are being considered for the position of country's caretaker Prime Minister.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the upcoming elections in Pakistan would be held on the basis of the 2023 digital census, Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Amid the economic crisis, the cash-strapped Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed his willingness to talk with India and stressed that there is "nothing against anyone".
Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, both, refused the reports and said that the candidate for the interim prime minister has not been decided yet.