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Three names surface for caretaker CM Punjab slot

Three names surface for caretaker CM Punjab slot

*LAHORE: *Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly and PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Mehmood-ur-Rashid called on Punjab ChiefMinister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday to finalise the name of caretaker CM, butboth leaders failed to reach a consensus.

The meeting was held in Model Town where Speaker of Punjab Assembly RanaMuhammad Iqbal, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah and Sibtain Khan werealso present.

According to sources, the opposition leader proposed the name of formerchief secretary Kamran Rasool for the caretaker chief minister of Punjab.However, the two leaders failed to reach a consensus and did not make thefinal decision in this regard.

The deadlock is still there despite the meeting and no breakthrough hasbeen made as of yet. However, it has been learned that the name ofcaretaker Punjab CM will be announced by Monday as the two sides reachedconsensus on two names.

The meeting was held in a cordial manner which lasted for half an hour.According to reliable sources, the leaders made a pledge in the meeting notto make any name public till the final decision on Monday. The two sidesagreed on the point that if any name is made public, that name will beexcluded from the list and no compromise will be made in this regard.

The names of former director general of FIA Tariq Khosa and former chiefsecretary Dr Safdar Mehmood are making rounds on the PTI’s sid