Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agree to name Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker premier to oversee elections
Under Pakistan's constitution, a neutral caretaker government oversees national elections, which must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the parliament's lower house. / Photo: AFP
"The prime minister and leader of opposition have jointly signed the advice which will be sent to the president for approval," the statement on Saturday said.A lesser known politician from the southwestern province of Balochistan, Kakar will name a cabinet and head a government to steer the nuclear-armed nation through an economic and political crisis until a new government is elected.
Under Pakistan's constitution, a neutral caretaker government oversees national elections, which must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the parliament's lower house - which in this instance means early November.
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