Nasir Khosa to be appointed Caretaker CM Punjab in next 24 hours: Sources
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LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has reportedly send the summary for the name of the Nasir Khosa to the Governor Punjab and his notification is likely to be issued in next 24 hours.
Earlier Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday withdrew support for Nasir Khosa’s candidature for Punjab's caretaker chief minister.
The Punjab government and opposition on Monday had agreed to appoint Khosa as the province's caretaker chief minister.
The new name will be announced after consultations said opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Mehmood-ur-Rasheed. [image: an image]
While speaking to media in Lahore on May 28, Rasheed had announced the selection of Khosa candidature for the position. Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif had later said consensus had been reached on the candidate, who is a former chief secretary. He had also praised the Khosa's personality.
PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry, in an exclusive conversation with *Geo News*, said that Khosa's name was withdrawn as the candidate for Punjab's caretaker prime minister because public opinion was not in favour of
He further claimed that Khosa's name was at the center of controversy.
"We respect him and he is an honourable person, however, a candidate should not be controversial and at this time Nasir Khosa's candidature is not appropriate," said Chaudhry.
A public perception was created that Khosa was a close colleague of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, thereby, the former's candidature had to be withdrawn, said Rasheed. [image: an image]
"After the name was announced, there was a perception that Khosa was [associated with] PML-N. Nawaz Sharif said he had served as the principal secretary with him. There was discussion on this not only within the party but also amongst the general public," stated the opposition leader.
"After discussions, the party has withdrawn the name given earlier. The new name which will be decided after consulting PTI chairman and party leaders will be sent to the chief minister."
