Pakistani parties continue talks on candidate to head caretaker government
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s political parties are in the process of nominating a caretaker government after President Arif Alvi dissolved Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The constitution requires that a caretaker government be formed three months before general elections.
Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz are taking their time to find a candidate for the post of caretaker prime minister.
According to media reports, a decision could be made by Saturday.
Some speculate that Shehbaz may want to stay in office until Aug. 14 to take part in Independence Day celebrations.
Under the constitution, he can remain acting prime minister until a new interim government is formed.
The delays in choosing an interim leader are related to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s desire to have its own representative in that capacity.
The dissolution of the National Assembly begins a 90-day countdown to parliamentary elections.
However, due to the need for territorial delimitation following the latest census, the elections could be delayed beyond the scheduled time frame.
The Senate has passed a resolution calling on the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold the elections on time and asking state institutions to help facilitate the process.
Presented by Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the resolution also asked all the state institutions to assist, in every possible manner, the ECP in holding polls.
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