Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is associated with the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), a party known for its proximity to the influential establishment of Pakistan
Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was on Saturday appointed the interim prime minister of Pakistan and will guide the cash-trapped country until the forthcoming elections.
The announcement came on the concluding day of deliberations between outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition in the dissolved National Assembly, Raja Riaz Ahmad, as per an announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office. “The prime minister and leader of the opposition jointly signed the advice (to appoint Kakar) and it was sent to the president,” read the PMO statement.
Raja Riaz Ahmad said, “We first agreed that whoever should be prime minister, he should be from a smaller province so smaller provinces’ grievances should be addressed.”
Speaking to the media, he said, “I proposed this name, and the PM has given his approval to it… Both the PM and I have endorsed the summary.” He further said that Kakar’s inauguration is scheduled for Sunday. Riaz further stated that there was no conversation regarding the caretaker cabinet during today’s meeting with PM Shehbaz.
Here’s all we know about Pakistan’s new interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar