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Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar to be caretaker premier

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ISLAMABAD: Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar has been picked as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, outgoing Opposition leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz said on Saturday.

The opposition leader made the announcement while talking to the media outside Prime Minister’s House.

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The decision comes after the second round of consultations between PM Shehbaz Sharif and Raja Riaz. “We decided that the interim prime minister would be from a smaller province,” said Raja, adding that consensus has been reached that Anwarul Haq Kakar will be the caretaker PM.

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