LAHORE – Top guns of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz decried the appointmentof Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi as the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab,pressing Election Commission of Pakistan to review the decision.

Addressing a press conference, former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasiexpressed that Hassan Askari was ignorant about the constitution addingthat the high-profile appointment in Punjab would cast doubts about thewhole election process.

‘The individuals proposed by PML-N were of better repute without any doubtof partiality,’ claimed the former chief executive.

He advocated that the interim set up should be neutral and the impartialityshould be visible, terming Askari’s appointment ‘unfortunate’.

Abbasi continued that the opinion of Hassan Askari Rizvi towards democracyand Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz was biased adding that few of the articlesby the said analyst also substantiated the same.

He also cited a statement of Hassan Askari that ti was too difficult toconduct elections in simmering heat, asking ECP to review its decision overthe appointment.

‘It has become evident that the forthcoming elections will not be fair andtransparent,’ declared the former premier.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was flanked by senior leaders of PML-N in his pressconference who also voiced their concerns regarding Hassan Askari’sappointment as the interim chief executive of Punjab.

Former Railways minister, Khawaja Saad Rafique expressed that theyrespected Hassan Askari, however, his political views were evident.

Admitting that Hassan Askari was a learned scholar, Saad urged the analystto himself take back his name.

‘Hassan Askari appeared as a vibrant and staunch supporter of PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf on television and he is a biased individual,’ alleged SaadRafique.

The Election Commission of Pakistan had picked Hassan Askari Rizvi fromamong four nominees on Thursday after the government and opposition failedto reach a consensus on the matter.

Askari’s name was proposed by the opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which hailed the decisionn of polls watchdog.

The Election Commission of Pakistan swung into action minutes after thereservations aired by PML-N leaders and outrightly rejected the allegationshurled at Hassan Askari Rizvi, virtually implying that the decision wouldnot be withdrawn.