Following a meeting between outgoing prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz, the prime minister’s office announced on Saturday that Pakistani senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar had been selected as interim prime minister to supervise national elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After meeting with outgoing premier Shehbaz Sharif, Raja Riaz Ahmad said, we first agreed that whoever should be prime minister, he should be from a smaller province so that smaller provinces’ grievances should be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results of the most recent census, which were revealed last week, indicate that extra time would likely be needed to redesign constituencies. Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved on Wednesday, and by law, elections must be held within 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it occurs, it most likely won’t include former prime minister Imran Khan, who was found guilty of corruption last weekend and given a three-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The interim government assumes control of a nation that has experienced political unrest ever since Khan was ousted by a no-confidence vote in April of last year, as well as converging economic and security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kakar, a Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) lawmaker, would serve as interim leader until a fresh election is held later this year. Since 2018, Kakar has become a senator for Pakistan for a six-year tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next general elections will be held in 90 days as a result of Prime Minister Sharif’s recommendation to dissolve the National Assembly on August 9, three days before the end of the authorised term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time, the choice of caretaker prime minister has taken on more significance due to the candidate’s increased authority to make choices on economic policy and concerns that the elections may be postponed by up to six months, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since March 2018, Anwaarul Haq has served in the Pakistani Senate. As an independent Balochistani candidate, he won the 2018 election. He assumed the parliamentary leadership position for the Balochistan Awami Party in the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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