Pakistan has appointed Anwar ul-Haq Kakar, a little-known politician from its volatile western Balochistan province, to serve as caretaker prime minister until elections are held in the coming months.Kakar was announced after three days of consultations between former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, who stepped down on Wednesday, and Raja Riaz, who represents a minority of opposition lawmakers in Pakistan’s parliament.
The caretaker prime minister would normally hold office until elections are held, 90 days after a parliament’s tenure ends.
The Sharif-led parliament dissolved on Wednesday, but in the final days of his tenure Sharif approved a fresh population census that requires constituency boundaries to be redrawn. Officials have said the exercise could last until spring next year or longer, and will probably delay the elections.