KABUL (Pajhwok): An upper house or senate member from Pakistan's Balochistan province has been named as the country's caretaker prime minister to lead the country until a new government is elected.
The Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad in a press release said the much-anticipated announcement came after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and outgoing Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz reached a consensus over Kakar’s name for the coveted post during a meeting today.
Subsequently, the two leaders sent an advice regarding Kakar’s appointment as the caretaker prime minister to President Arif . . .
