Nomination of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker prime minister (PM) has been challenged in the Supreme Court’s (SC) Lahore registry.
The petitioner, Barrister Zafarullah, submitted it was the prerogative of elected representatives to appoint a caretaker PM.
The petition further said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) being a government institution cannot appoint a premier for it is a negation of democratic norms. The ECP chief is a retired judge while a retired judge has also been nominated as the caretaker PM, added the petitioner.
The petitioner prayed the court to nullify sub-clause 3 of clause 9 of Article 224 of the constitution and withdraw ECP’s authority to nominate a caretaker premier in addition to nullifying Khoso’s nomination.
