Former Peshawar High Court chief justice (r) Tariq Pervez Khan has been appointed the caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti and Opposition Leader Akram Khan Durrani made the announcement in a joint press conference on Friday.
Hoti said he would advise the governor to dissolve the provincial assembly at the time of dissolution of the National Assembly.
He further added that Justice (r) Tariq Pervez was an impartial and honest man.
Hoti said the announcement regarding the appointment had been made in the federal capital to give the federation and the provinces the message that caretaker governments should be set up by rising above political benefits.
To a question, he said deferment of the general elections would be fatal for country.
To another questions on terrorism, Opposition Leader in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Akram Durrani said the ANP and JUI-F had proposed in the declaration of All-Parties Conference that the issue of terrorism must be resolved through talks.
He said President Asif Ali Zardari should prepare a roadmap for talks with the Taliban in collaboration with the caretaker government.
“This is the only way in which peaceful general elections can be held,” he claimed.
Justice (r) Tariq Pervez was born in Peshawar on February 15, 1948. He has been associated with the legal profession for over 40 years.
He worked as a lawyer in the district and high court from 1972-1997. In 1997 he was appointed a judge of the Peshawar High Court and was elevated to Chief Justice in 2005.
He was among those judges who did not take oath under the PCO after emergency was imposed by former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007.
Good news. Mubarak to all citizen of the country. This is the symbol of mature nation who transfer the government in a peaceful and friendly manner.
Dead honest Judge, Mr Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza is dropped because he belongs to Hazara division.
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