Raja Riaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the opposition leader Raja Riaz will hold a decisive meeting on Wednesday (Aug 9) to select the name of the caretaker prime minister.
According to sources, opposition leader Raja Riaz is not available for a meeting with the Prime Minister over this matter.
The opposition leader, nevertheless, has consented to be available on Wednesday for a meeting with Shehbaz Sharif to pick a name for the caretaker prime minister.
Raja Riaz has also given three names to the Prime Minister for the selection of a caretaker premier.
Notably, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the government would announce the name of the caretaker PM on Tuesday.
However, this will not be possible as the opposition leader has refused to meet the prime minister today.
Caretaker PM name to be announced today, says Rana: PM Shehbaz and Raja Riaz will meet on Aug 9
Earlier, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the government would announce today (Aug 8) the name of the caretaker prime minister.
He also said that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) has approved the new census. It requires the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to perform a fresh delimitation of constituencies.
Therefore, this process can potentially lead to a delay in the general elections until March 2024.
If the delimitation of constituencies takes place, the elections would be scheduled for the third week of February or the first week of March.
Nawaz Sharif approves the name of Caretaker Prime Minister
Meanwhile, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has finalized the name for the caretaker prime minister.
He consulted prominent political figures, including Asif Ali Zardari and Fazlur Rehman, to discuss the matter. Recently, Nawaz Sharif also consulted with his younger brother and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on this crucial issue.
The next step involves PM Shahbaz Sharif’s meeting with the opposition leader to announce the name caretaker prime minister.
Notably, Shahbaz Sharif will continue to serve as the PM until the ECP officially announces the name of interim Prime Minister.
