Name of caretaker PM will be finalised till May 15: Khurshid Shah

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Opposition leader in the National Assembly (NA) Khurshid Shah agreed to appoint a reputable person as a caretaker prime minister during a meeting, Khurshid Shah said on Thursday.

Talking to a private TV channel, Shah said that ex-CJ Tassaduq Hussain Jillani is one of the candidates but is not a primary choice. He said that the name of former Chief Justice was given to him by Chief Election Commission but he refused.

Any retired General, bureaucrat, retired judge or politician can be considered for the post, he said. “In the meeting with the PM, we have agreed to finalise the name of caretaker prime minister till May 15,” he said.

The meeting between PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Khurshid Shah to consider the candidates for caretaker PM was held on Wednesday in Islamabad.

Published in Daily Times, April 13th 2018.

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