The core committee of PTI has proposed the name of former Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, ex-information and law minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday, Geo News reported.
The proposal of Gulzar -- who laid down his robes on February 1, 2022 -- came after President Arif Alvi sent letters to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to seek suggestions for the appointment of a caretaker Prime Minister.
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.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan will continue as the Prime Minister despite being de-notified as the premier till the appointment of a caretaker PM, the President's Secretariat said in a release issued after Sunday midnight.
"Imran Khan 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," it said.
Khan was de-notified as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Sunday after the dissolution of the National Assembly.
