President Alvi writes to Imran Khan, Shahbaz for appointment of caretaker PM

• Caretaker prime minister to be appointed through consultation with PM Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in NA.
• Process to appoint a caretaker premier initiated.
• PM Imran Khan and Shahbaz will suggest two names each in case they fail to reach consensus on one name.

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has sent letters to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif to seek suggestions for the appointment of a caretaker prime minister for Pakistan.

The process to appoint a caretaker premier has been initiated.

In case the two politicians can't reach a consensus over one name within three days, each one of them will send two names to the parliamentarian committee responsible for appointing a caretaker prime minister.

The eight-member parliamentary committee, comprising National Assembly and Senate members, with equal representation from the government and Opposition, will be formed by the NA speaker.

Read more: Imran Khan to continue as Prime Minister till appointment of caretaker premier

PTI Chairman Imran Khan will continue as the prime minister of Pakistan despite being de-notified as the premier, till the appointment of a caretaker prime minister, the President’s Secretariat said in a presser issued after Sunday midnight.

“Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, shall continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224 A (4) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.”

Khan was de-notified as the prime minister of Pakistan earlier on Sunday after the dissolution of the National Assembly, Cabinet Division's statement said.