Former Chief Justice of Pakistan nominated as Caretaker PM

Imran Khan Nominates Former Chief Justice of Pakistan as Caretaker PM. Imran Khan is supposed to continue as Prime Minister until a caretaker premier is appointed,

New Delhi:  Pakistani leader Imran Khan nominated former Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed for the office of caretaker Prime Minister.The decision after approval from the party’s core committee.

The announcement comes after President Arif Alvi sent letters to Mr Khan and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on Monday seeking suggestions for the appointment of a caretaker Prime Minister.

The Constitution has empowered the president to appoint a caretaker prime minister in consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly, the President’s Secretariat said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Shehbaz Sharif said that he would not take part in the process and termed it “illegal”, saying that the President and Mr Khan had broken the law and questioned how they could approach the Opposition.

Earlier  the Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification stating that Khan had “ceased to hold the office of the prime minister of Pakistan with immediate effect”.

However, under Article 94 of the Constitution, the president “may ask the Prime Minister to continue to hold office until his successor enters upon the office of Prime Minister”.

“Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, shall continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224 A (4) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” the President said on Twitter.

President Alvi had dissolved the NA on the advice of Prime Minister Khan, minutes after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri rejected a no-confidence motion against the premier, who had effectively lost the majority in the 342-member lower house of Parliament.