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August 10, 2023 8:02 PM

Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif and leader of Opposition Raja Riaz holds meeting to decide on caretaker PM

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Raja Riaz held a consultative meeting today to reach a consensus on selecting a name for the caretaker PM. Confirming the meeting, Riaz said, there will be another meeting tomorrow. A process to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister will be conducted under Article 224-A of the Constitution, which will usher in an interim government to oversee an election. Earlier, President Arif...

August 2, 2023 1:41 PM

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif offers talks with India to address all outstanding issues

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered talks with India to address all outstanding issues. He said war is not an option for both countries as they fight poverty and unemployment. He made the remarks while addressing the inaugural session of the Pakistan Minerals Summit in Islamabad yesterday. The meeting was aimed at bringing foreign investment to the cash-strapped country. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sharif’s coalition government is getting ready to face an election at the comp...

July 14, 2023 12:06 PM

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has announces, he will be handing over power to caretaker government

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that he will be handing over power to the caretaker government. This announcement comes ahead of the general elections which are expected to be held later this year. As per the announcement made by PM Sharif, the caretaker government will take over from August 2023 onwards. The Sharif-led government has not yet announced when it would be dissolving the national assembly. As per the norm of Government of Pakistan, once the assembly is dis...