ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Senator Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar from Balochistan will be the Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz reached consensus on the Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) Senator Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar for the post in a meeting held in Islamabad on Saturday.
وزیرِ اعظم اور قائد حزب اختلاف کے مابین نگران وزیرِ اعظم کی تقرری پر حتمی مشاورتی عمل خوش اسلوبی سے مکمل
انوارالحق کاکڑ کے نام پر بطور نگران وزیرِ اعظم اتفاق.
*وزیرِ اعظم اور قائد حزب اختلاف نے مشترکہ طور پر دستخط کرکے ایڈوائس صدر پاکستان کو بھجوا دی.
وزیراعظم کا قائد حزب اختلاف…— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) August 12, 2023
Later, talking to media, Raja Riaz said that the prime minister has agreed to the name, he suggested for the post.
Raja Riaz said that Kakar is a non-controversial personality and enjoys a good repute amongst all the stakeholders. He said that his nomination for the interim prime minister will help alleviate the depreciation of small province like Balochistan.
Meanwhile, President Dr. Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar as the Caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224 A of the Constitution.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے انوار الحق کاکڑ کی بطور نگران وزیراعظم تعیناتی کی منظوری دے دی
صدر مملکت نے تعیناتی کی منظوری آئین کے آرٹیکل 224 ایک اے کے تحت کی pic.twitter.com/U8mGQXLZva
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) August 12, 2023
Senator Kakar will likely be taking Oath as the Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan tonight.
Who is Senator Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar?
Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar belongs to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), and was elected as the Senator in March 2018. He is also the Chairman of Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
