ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Opposition Leader inthe National Assembly Khursheed Shah failed to reach consensus on the namefor the position of caretaker premier during a meeting earlier today.
Another meeting will be held with Prime Minister Abbasi tomorrow or dayafter to finalise the caretaker premier, Shah informed media after themeeting, which took place at PM House.
The opposition leader said he and the prime minister both agreed to thinksome more on the matter, so that the finalised name is agreed upon by thegovernment as well as the opposition.
“It would be good for the Parliament if this matter can be agreed upon in[the upcoming] meeting.
“If not, then [a committee] will be constituted, to which the names will besent within three days and the majority decision will be [implemented],”Shah said.
He added that he has put forward names of senior bureaucrats forconsideration for the post of caretaker PM.
According to sources, the government has suggested names of former chiefjustice of Pakistan Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk, Justice (retd) TassaduqHussain Jillani – also a former chief justice – and former State Bankgovernor Dr Shamshad Akhtar.
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi,who was earlier touted as among the favourites for the post, is missingfrom the list, sources said.