The term of the 15th National Assembly in the country’s history will be completed on August 12 and 13 at 12 o’clock in the night. However, in order to hold new elections in 90 days, the Prime Minister announced to send a summary to the President to dissolve the assembly three days before the end of the term. has done President Dr. Arif Alvi has written a letter to the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to name the Caretaker Prime Minister by August 12. Meanwhile, the second round of consultation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader of the dissolved National Assembly Raja Riaz on the selection of the name for caretaker prime minister is expected today.
After yesterday’s meeting, as both the parties considered the names of the nominees, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani also emerged as a strong candidate. He had separate meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
A senior Muslim League (N) leader had quoted Defense Minister Khawaja Asif as saying that the Senate Chairman could be the ‘dark horse’ who used the term dark horse for the first time.
Before the name of Jalil Abbas Jilani emerged as a ‘strong candidate’ for the post of caretaker prime minister, former finance minister Dr. Hafeez Sheikh was considered a strong candidate. It is possible.
Other candidates include former Finance Ministers Dr Hafeez Sheikh and Ishaq Dar, former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Principal Secretary Fawad Hasan Fawad, former Justice Tasadeq Jilani, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Pir Pagada and Makhdoom Mahmood Ahmed. The meetings of the committee have been adjourned until the caretaker government is appointed.
A notification issued said that as a result of the dissolution of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister as well as the Federal Ministers and Ministers of State have resigned.
It has been said in the notification that therefore the competent authority has directed to adjourn all the meetings of the Senate Committee till the notification of the Caretaker Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
The notification also states that time for submission of reports on bills and non-legislative business referred to the committee has been stopped.
A statement issued on the social media website said that President Arif Alvi has written to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and leader of the opposition in the dissolved National Assembly, Raja Riaz Ahmed, to name the caretaker prime minister. It is written in the President’s letter that under Article 224 (1) A of the Constitution, the President appoints the Caretaker Prime Minister with the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. According to the Constitution, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have to propose the name of the Caretaker Prime Minister within 3 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly. The President of the State wrote that I accepted the proposal of the Prime Minister, dissolved the National Assembly on August 9, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition should suggest the name of a suitable caretaker Prime Minister by August 12. Earlier, the first meeting between Shahbaz Sharif and Raja Riaz was held yesterday at the Prime Minister’s House, after which Raja Riaz while talking to the media said that he is in no hurry to decide on the name of caretaker prime minister.
Raja Riaz had said that an hour long meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz was held in a pleasant and favorable environment. I will consider the names given by the Prime Minister and similarly the Prime Minister should consider the names mentioned by me. Refusing to reveal any of the candidates being considered for caretaker prime minister, Raja Riaz said that six names were discussed during the first meeting on the matter and all of them are respectable people. Hope things will be clear after that. It should be noted that the Prime Minister and the outgoing opposition leader in the National Assembly have three days to decide on the name of the interim Prime Minister. In case the two sides do not agree on a name, the matter will be referred to the parliamentary committee and if the committee fails to take a decision, then the Election Commission of Pakistan will be asked to choose the caretaker prime minister from the list of names shared. It will take two days.
Political circles believe that Prime Minister Shehbaz wants to remain in office till August 14 so that he can participate in the flag-hoisting ceremony on Independence Day. According to the constitution, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can act as the caretaker prime minister until the appointment of the head of the interim setup. Article 94 of the constitution states that the president should replace the prime minister until then. May ask to remain in office until his successor takes over as Prime Minister. Sources say that the leader of the Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif and the leader of the People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari are talking about the appointment of the caretaker prime minister in consultation with a ‘third party’.According to the constitution, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can act as the caretaker prime minister until the appointment of the head of the interim setup. Article 94 of the constitution states that the president should replace the prime minister until then. May ask to remain in office until his successor takes over as Prime Minister. Sources say that the leader of the Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif and the leader of the People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari are talking about the appointment of the caretaker prime minister in consultation with a ‘third party’.According to the Constitution of Pakistan, if the National Assembly is dissolved after completing its term, elections must be held within two months, while if the Assembly is dissolved before its term, the Election Commission has three months to hold elections. It is the time of the month. After the dissolution of the National Assembly, a caretaker government will be formed under the leadership of the caretaker prime minister. Who and when was the caretaker prime minister?
The first caretaker prime minister of the country was Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, who headed the caretaker government from August 6, 1990 to November 6, 1990, and under his supervision, the 5th general elections of Pakistan were held in 1990. Became Prime Minister.
Mir Balkh Sher Mazari was the second Caretaker Prime Minister of the country from 18 April 1993 to 26 May 1993. The third Caretaker Prime Minister of the country was Moin Qureshi who served from 18 July 1993 to 19 October 1993. Under his supervision, the sixth general elections of Pakistan were held in 1993, after which Benazir Bhutto was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time.
Malik Meraj Khalid was the fourth Caretaker Prime Minister of the country. He performed his duties from November 5, 1996 to February 17, 1997. Under his leadership, the 7th general elections of the country were held in 1997 and Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister for the second time.
The 8th general elections held in Pakistan in 2002 were held under the supervision of the military government of General Musharraf, as a result of which Mir Zafarullah Jamali was elected as the Prime Minister of the country.
Muhammad Mian Soomro served as the 5th Caretaker Prime Minister of the country from November 16, 2007 to March 25, 2008. Under his supervision, the 9th general elections of the country were held in 2008 and Yousuf Raza Gilani of the People’s Party was elected as the Prime Minister of the country.
The sixth Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan was Justice Retired Mir Hazar Khan Khoso who was Caretaker Prime Minister from 25 March 2013 to 5 June 2013. Under his supervision, the 10th general elections of Pakistan were held in 2013, as a result of which Mian Nawaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister of the country for the third time.
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice (Retd.) Nasirul Mulk was the 7th Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan who supervised the 11th General Elections held on 25th July 2018 and from 1st June 2018 to 18th August 2018. Hold the position.
How the Caretaker Prime Minister is elected, how the Caretaker Government is formed, what are its functions and powers, these are the questions that everyone wants to know the answer to. The party and the opposition party Pakistan Muslim League (N) introduced a new system of caretaker government at the centre, caretaker prime minister and similarly caretaker chief ministers and caretaker governments in the four provinces. In the new procedure, first the government and the opposition, then the Parliament and finally the Election Commission are included in this matter. Under Article 224 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the President of Pakistan will appoint the Caretaker Prime Minister, but the President of Pakistan will appoint this appointment to complete his term. It will be done in consultation with the Prime Minister of the Assembly and the Leader of the Opposition. Traditionally, the Prime Minister and the opposition leader will put 3 names in front of each other, one of which will be selected and sent to the President of Pakistan, on which the President will seal the confirmation. If after the end of the term of the Assembly, If the government and the opposition cannot agree on a single name for 3 days, the Speaker of the Assembly will form a committee. There will be 4 representatives of the government and 4 of the opposition in this committee. 2, 2 names will be presented in front of them from both sides. Within 3 days, this committee will agree on one name, whomever this committee selects, the President of Pakistan will appoint him as caretaker prime minister. If the committee does not reach any conclusion, then the four names will be sent to the Election Commission. The Election Commission of Pakistan will be bound to select one of these four names within 2 days. This name must be accepted by all and the President of Pakistan will appoint this person as caretaker Prime Minister. That is, after the end of the term of the assembly, the caretaker prime minister will be elected in any case within 8 days. The same procedure is mentioned in Article 224 of the Constitution for the provincial supervisory setup. If it takes 8 days to elect caretaker prime minister after the end of the term of the assembly, then according to the constitution, the current prime minister will perform the duties during that time. The same method will be adopted at the provincial level as well.
