ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah said on Thursday that during the meeting between him and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi it has been agreed to appoint a reputable person as caretaker premier.
Talking to a private TV channel, Shah said that ex-CJP Tassaduq Hussain Jillani is also among their candidates but is not a priority.
He said that the name of former chief justice was given by the Chief Election Commissioner but he refused.
Any retired general, bureaucrat, retired judge or politician can be considered for the post, added the opposition leader.
“In the meeting with the PM, we agreed to finalise the name of caretaker premier till May 15,” he said.
On the other hand, former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali questioned that “who are the opposition leader [Khursheed Shah] and the prime minister [Shahid Khaqan Abbasi] to nominate caretaker PM.”
He said this while speaking on a point of order in National Assembly (NA) on Thursday.
Replying to this, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Information Secretary and MNA Dr Nafeesa Shah said that “the opposition leader and the PM have been elected by this house and the parliament has given the concept of a caretaker government.”
She remarked that Zafarullah Jamali first cursed the parliament and was now saying that the country will cease to exist. “He is talking about the dismemberment of the country. I condemn these remarks,” she added.
Moreover, the former prime minister also stated that Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz should be allowed to go abroad to inquire about the health of Kulsoom Nawaz.
