ISLAMABAD - President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan and opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif seeking names for caretaker prime minister.
The letter, written under Article 224 A (1) of the Constitution, says that in case the prime minister and the leader of the opposition do not agree on any person to be appointed as caretaker prime minister within three days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, they shall forward two nominees each to a Committee to be immediately constituted by National Assembly Speaker.
The Committee shall comprise eight members of the outgoing National Assembly or the Senate, or both, having equal representation from the Treasury and the Opposition, to be nominated by the prime minister and the leader of the opposition respectively, in pursuance of Article 224A(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.
President Alvi mentioned in the letter that incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan would continue to hold the office of the prime minister till the appointment of the caretaker PM.
It is worth mentioning here that the Constitution of the country empowers the President, under Article 224(1A), to appoint a caretaker prime minister in consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition in the outgoing National Assembly.
The letter, written under Article 224 A (1) of the Constitution, says that in case the prime minister and the leader of the opposition do not agree on any person to be appointed as caretaker prime minister within three days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, they shall forward two nominees each to a Committee to be immediately constituted by National Assembly Speaker.
The Committee shall comprise eight members of the outgoing National Assembly or the Senate, or both, having equal representation from the Treasury and the Opposition, to be nominated by the prime minister and the leader of the opposition respectively, in pursuance of Article 224A(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.
President Alvi mentioned in the letter that incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan would continue to hold the office of the prime minister till the appointment of the caretaker PM.
It is worth mentioning here that the Constitution of the country empowers the President, under Article 224(1A), to appoint a caretaker prime minister in consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition in the outgoing National Assembly.
