ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has invited the leaders of former allies in the government for discussions regarding the selection of a caretaker prime minister.
According to media reports, Prime Minister Sharif extended invitations to former president Asif Ali Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman to engage in consultations concerning the caretaker prime minister.
Furthermore, he also invited Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of MQM-Pakistan, Aimal Wali Khan of ANP, and leaders of other political parties, including Khalid Magsi, Sajid Mir, Owais Noorani, Sajid Ali Khan, Abdul Malik Baloch, Aftab Sherpao, and other alliance party members.
Consultation Over Caretaker Set-up in Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will hold a second round of consultations with the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Raja Riaz, later today (Friday). They had previously engaged in an hour-long meeting where they discussed six names for the caretaker prime minister. However, the meeting concluded without finalizing the name for the interim prime minister.
Dar Distances Himself from Consultation Process
PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar, in informal discussions with journalists, stated that he has distanced himself from the consultation process concerning the caretaker prime minister. He mentioned that the annulment of the review and judgment act posed no issue. The PML-N plans to formulate political and legal strategies in response to the court ruling, which will be discussed with legal experts. Decisions regarding the return of former PM Nawaz Sharif will be made after further deliberation.
