ISLAMABAD : August 12,2023: Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has become the eighth Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. Earlier, after the Leader of the House Shahbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition Raja Riaz agreed on the name of Senator Anwar-ul-Haq of the Balochistan Awami Party for the Caretaker Prime Minister, the President also Signed the summary of appointment of Anwar Haq as Caretaker Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition jointly signed the advice sent to the President of Pakistan and approved the appointment under Article 224 (1) A of the Constitution.
According to the statement released on the social media website, President Dr. Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Anwarul Haq Kakar as the Caretaker Prime Minister. Anwar Haq Kakar was elected as a member of the Senate as an independent in March 2018. His 6-year term is March 2024. I will end.
Anwarul Haq Kakar received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from Balochistan University. The Caretaker Prime Minister is fully proficient in English, Urdu, Persian, Pashto, Balochi and Brahvi languages.
Anwarul Haq Kakar served as the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, besides being a member of the Senate Business Advisory Committee, Finance and Revenue, Foreign Affairs and Science and Technology.
Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar also played the role of parliamentary leader for the Balochistan Awami Party, which was formed in 2018 in the Senate.
Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar served in this position for 5 years, however, five months ago his party decided to elect a new leadership after which he was replaced. He also served as the spokesperson of the Balochistan government from December 2015 to January 2018.
It should be remembered that the first caretaker prime minister of Pakistan 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. Mian Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Mir Balkh Sher Mazari, the second Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, was the Caretaker Prime Minister of the country from 18 April 1993 to 26 May 1993. The third caretaker prime minister of Pakistan was Moin Qureshi who served as caretaker prime minister 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.
The fourth Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan was Malik Meraj Khalid. 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 office,
Now Senator Anwarul Haque Kakar will perform his duty as the eighth Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Moreover, after meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while talking to the journalists, Raja Riaz said that first we agreed that whoever is the prime minister, he should be from a small province, so that the deprivation of the small province can be removed and A name which is non-controversial and does not belong to any political party. He said that we have agreed on the name of Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar will be the Prime Minister. He was asked whether Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar belongs to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), has he been agreed by the Prime Minister, to which Raja Riaz said that it has been decided that the remaining five names We will not tell anyone but this name was given by me, mainly because they belong to the small province of Balochistan. Raja Riaz said that it is hoped that he will take oath by tomorrow. In response to the question regarding the caretaker cabinet, he said that it will be the authority of the caretaker prime minister, we did not have any consultation in this regard. But there are different views, former minister Fawad Chaudhry called Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar’s speech as welcome for the country. Expressing his views on the social networking website, he said that Senator Anwar is a true Pakistani, he is an educated but moderate person. He said that after a long time, some good news has come for Pakistan and May Allah bless this decision for Pakistan.
People’s Party leader Faisal Karim Kundi while congratulating Anwar ul Haq Kakar on becoming the caretaker prime minister said that the People’s Party had left the matter of the caretaker prime minister to Shahbaz Sharif to nominate a candidate after consulting the leader of the opposition. We hope that the Election Commission under the leadership of Anwarul Haque Kakar will be successful in conducting free and fair elections. However, unlike Faisal Karim Kundi, Khurshid Shah does not seem too happy with the selection of Anwar Haq as the new caretaker prime minister. The senior leader of the People’s Party said that we were not aware that the name of Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar had been decided and it would have been better if someone else had been chosen for the post. Khurshid Shah said that if the leaders of Balochistan Awami Party are successful in conducting free and transparent elections, they will always be remembered. He said that the People’s Party had proposed five names for the post of Caretaker Prime Minister, which did not include the name of Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, we had proposed the names of Saleem Abbas Jilani, Kalil Abbas Jilani, Muhammad Malik and Afzal Khan. He said that whoever suggested the name of Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, we should hope for the best. Senator Ali Zafar said that Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar is an intelligent, clear and reasonable man. In his tweet, he wished the Caretaker Prime Minister well, saying that Anwar-ul-Haq Kaktor believes in the politics of cooperation rather than confrontation and has always represented the interests of Balochistan well. Earlier, the Prime Minister A meeting between Shahbaz Sharif and Raja Riaz was expected today to agree on a name for the post of caretaker prime minister as the deadline for talks on the matter was nearing its end.
President Dr. Arif Alvi had written a letter to the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to name the Caretaker Prime Minister by August 12, in which it was said that under the Constitution, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition should dissolve the National Assembly. The name of caretaker prime minister has to be proposed within 3 days.Speaking to journalists in Islamabad yesterday, Shahbaz Sharif said that he hoped to reach a consensus on a name. It should be clear that the main responsibility of the caretaker government in Pakistan is to run the day-to-day affairs of the country until the government elected in general elections takes over and it has the same powers as the elected government in terms of decisions and policy making. There are not. However, as per the amendment in Section 230 of the Election Act 2017 in the Joint Session of the Parliament on 26th July 2023, the Caretaker Government will now be able to exercise powers related to the ongoing projects and programs along with the day-to-day affairs of the Government. It will also be able to take policy decisions.
The powers of the caretaker prime minister and the government are very limited. According to the Election Reforms Act 2017, the task of the caretaker government is to conduct clean, transparent and impartial elections and carry out day-to-day government affairs.
The Caretaker Government shall limit itself to day-to-day activities, non-controversial, important and public interest matters and actions which may be withdrawn by a future Government.
The caretaker government does not have the authority to take any major policy decisions. The Caretaker Government cannot make any decision or policy which will affect the decisions of the future Government. Caretaker government cannot enter into any major agreement against public interest.
A caretaker government may not enter into bilateral negotiations with a country or international organization or sign an international agreement unless it is absolutely necessary to do so.
The caretaker government cannot make appointments, transfers or promotions of government employees. This can only be done for a short period of time in the public interest.
Officers holding public office can be transferred only when deemed necessary by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
A Caretaker Government cannot take any action that may affect the transparency of general elections. After the dissolution of the Lower House, a Caretaker Government is formed under Article 224 of the Constitution, which is headed by a Caretaker Prime Minister and has a relatively short term of office. The caretaker elects the cabinet.
After taking charge of their respective portfolios, the Ministers of the Caretaker Cabinet perform the duties under the Ministries and run the affairs of the country using the powers granted under the Constitution.
Caretaker government has no opposition and does not face any provincial assembly or national assembly. His ministers are not answerable to any house nor are they questioned in any forum.
Members of caretaker government do not get any benefits for life. Even the caretaker prime minister has no privileges at the end of the government’s tenure.
According to the Election Act Amendment Bill 2023, the caretaker government will get additional powers under Section 230 of the Act. The proposed amendment further stipulated that the caretaker government would be able to exercise powers relating to already ongoing programs and projects and take important policy decisions.
According to the recent amendments made in the Election Act, after the polling on the election day, the Presiding Officer will be obliged to send the election results to the Election Commission and the Returning Officer by 2:00 p.m. will be bound to tell. According to the amendment bill, the new constituencies will be done in proportion to the population. According to the bill, the polling station cannot be changed five days before the polling day, while the candidates for the National Assembly seats will be able to spend up to Rs.1 crore and the candidates for the provincial seats will be able to spend up to Rs.
It should be remembered that in the parliamentary history of the country, another National Assembly completed its term, but this time also no prime minister could complete his constitutional term of 5 years. However, this time it happened that the opposition leader of the National Assembly became the Prime Minister for the first time 16 months before the dissolution of the Assembly. The summary was sent to President Arif Alvi. This National Assembly has been dissolved after the approval of the President. The dissolved National Assembly was very different from the previous assemblies and parliamentary events took place which are unprecedented in the past. In the history of the country, where an opposition came to power, Imran Khan became the first prime minister to be dismissed through a no-confidence motion. In this assembly, including the prime minister, the opposition leader and the speaker were all changed. From 2002 to 2023, that is, in 20 years, 9 political personalities held the position of the prime minister. If we look at the past, after the establishment of Pakistan, there were 7 Prime Ministers in about 11 years and the Prime Minister changed rapidly from top to bottom.
Imran Khan was not the first prime minister against whom no-confidence motion was presented, but he certainly became the first prime minister who had to leave his post due to the success of the no-confidence motion. Before him, a motion of no confidence was presented against Benazir Bhutto in 1989, but it was not successful, and a decade and a half later, the opposition parties once again presented a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, which was unsuccessful. The summary of the dissolution of this National Assembly twice was sent to the President.For the first time, the then Prime Minister Imran Khan sent a summary of the dissolution of the assembly after the resolution was dealt with by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly as a result of the no-confidence motion last year. However, due to the Supreme Court taking notice, the National Assembly was not dissolved and then on April 10, 2022, when the no-confidence motion was successful, the opposition leader was elected as the Prime Minister and the members of Tehreek-e-Insaf resigned from the membership of the Assembly.When Imran Khan got the Prime Ministership in 2018, it was assumed that maybe this time the Prime Minister would complete his term, but this did not happen. On April 10, 2002, when the motion of no confidence was successful, he had to leave office exactly 16 months before the term of the assembly and the opposition leader became the new prime minister in his place. They resigned, but Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf did not accept the resignations despite repeated demands, but then accepted the resignations due to the political situation. On this, Tehreek-e-Insaf approached the Supreme Court and challenged the move to accept the resignation. On this, the Lahore High Court restored their membership. After that, the Secretary National Assembly filed an appeal against the court decision, on which a two-member bench of the Lahore High Court suspended the decision to restore membership. This matter is still under hearing in the Lahore High Court, but due to the end of the assembly, the appeal of the secretary of the National Assembly will also be ineffective. This was the second National Assembly in which the opposition leader was changed. After Shahbaz Sharif became the Prime Minister, the name of Raja Riaz was drawn for the opposition leader. When Yusuf Raza Gilani became the Prime Minister in the 2008 National Assembly, former Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi got the post of Opposition Leader, but due to the separation of Muslim League (N) from the government, Pervez Elahi resigned from the position of Opposition Leader and Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan of the Muslim League (N) became the leader of the opposition. After 30 years, it happened that the Speaker of the National Assembly also changed. In 1985, Fakhr Imam was elected Speaker of the National Assembly, but after some time there was a no-confidence motion against him and it was successful. Then Hamid Nasir Chatta was elected Speaker National Assembly in his place. Now, after 3 years, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser left the post, then Raja Pervez Ashraf of People’s Party became Speaker National Assembly in his place. Raja Pervez Ashraf is the first Prime Minister who became Speaker after holding the Prime Ministership. Before him, Yusuf Raza Gilani was first elected Speaker of National Assembly and then Prime Minister. Meraj Khalid became the first Speaker of the National Assembly and was subsequently made the Caretaker Prime Minister in 1996.
