Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Raja Riaz met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday as part of the consultation process for the selection of the caretaker prime minister.
After detailed deliberation, the two leaders decided to meet again on Friday to reach a consensus on selecting a name for the caretaker prime minister.
As per the Constitution, the prime minister had invited the opposition leader to a meeting regarding the appoint ment of the caretaker prime minister.
The meeting to consult the name of the caretaker prime minister was held in a cordial environment, said a press release issued by the Prime Minister Office.
“We’ve yet to reach a consensus,” Riaz told reporters after leaving the Prime Minister House in Islamabad.
Under the constitution, the two have three days to reach agreement on a caretaker leader. If they can’t, the decision will go to a parliamentary committee, and if it can’t agree, then the Election Commission of Pakistan will decide.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the opposition leader said the caretaker prime minister would be appointed within three days and he and PM Sharif had a one-hour long meeting on Thursday.
