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Pakistan’s parliament has formally been dissolved and efforts are on to appoint a caretaker prime minister to run the cash-strapped country till general elections are held later this year.
President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure three days ahead of its mandated period.
Sharif will continue to perform his duties as the premier until the appointment of a caretaker prime minister.
Sources told PTI that Prime Minister Shehbaz would meet Leader of Opposition Riaz to discuss the interim leader.
Meanwhile, Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is observing Thursday as “Thanksgiving and Salvation Day” as the 16-month tenure of the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government ended.
