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#Pakistan : Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar From Balochistan Appointed New Caretaker Prime Minister
Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar from Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province was appointed the caretaker prime minister to head a neutral political set-up to run the cash-strapped country until the next general elections.
Kakar’s name was agreed upon during the final day of consultations between outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of Opposition in the dissolved National Assembly, Raja Riaz Ahmad, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
“The prime minister and leader of the opposition jointly signed the advice (to appoint Kakar) and it was sent to the president,” read the PMO statement.
