ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani premier has nominated three names for the key position of caretaker prime minister, two days before assemblies are expected to be dissolved and an interim government appointed to oversee general elections, DawnNews reported.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has proposed the names of former Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, former director State Bank Dr Ishrat Hussain, and former chief justice of the Balochistan High Court, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso for caretaker PM, the state-run news agency APP reported on Thursday.
PM Ashraf has proposed the names in response to the letter by Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
Meanwhile, sources in the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), the leading party in the opposition, has also called an important session to discuss the names put forth by the prime minister.
The opposition leader, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, has already proposed three nominees for caretaker premiership: Justice (retired) Nasir Aslam Zahid, Justice (retired) Shakirullah Jan and Sindhi politician Rasul Bakhsh Paleejo.
Under the Article 224 of the Constitution, Prime Minister Ashraf and opposition leader Nisar Ali Khan now have until three days after the dissolution of assemblies, expected March 16, to conclude their consultations on the caretaker prime minister.
In case of an agreement, one name will be sent to the president for appointment.
However, according to the constitution, if the two leaders fail to agree on one name for the key position, an eight-member parliamentary committee will be constituted by the National Assembly Speaker to select one name from the list of nominees as caretaker PM.
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