Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on that Nawaz Sharif would return to the country next month. He will face the law, a momentous event ahead of general elections.
In an interview, the outgoing PM indicated he would visit his elder brother Nawaz in London. After the caretaker administration took office.
The incumbent prime minister said Nawaz Sharif, who has been in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019 due to health issues, would return to Pakistan next month and head the election campaign.
After his graft conviction, Nawaz moved to London for medical treatment in November 2019.
When the Supreme Court disqualified him for life for hiding assets, Nawaz resigned as prime minister in 2016.
While, After the Panama Papers leak, the PML-N chief convicted in the NAB’s Al-Azizia and Aveinfeild Apartment references.
His appeals are pending.
In today’s interview, PM Shehbaz mocked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan, who wears a ballistic helmet to court proceedings.
Shehbaz, the PML-N president, anticipated his party would win the next general election and he would work as a party activist under Nawaz.
After the National Assembly prematurely dissolved on August 9, the procedure to pick a caretaker began.
The multi-party alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) dissolved the assembly three days before its constitutional completion to allow the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold general elections in 90 days instead of 60 days if legislature completes its term.
However, the Council of Common Interests (CCI) approved the 2023 census, forcing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to redelimit, which might take three to four months.
Caretaker PM
The PM remarked, “Its hoped that the name of caretaker prime minister will agreed upon before three days.”
The PM and opposition leader have three days to choose a caretaker PM under the Constitution. Today’s first consultation failed to agree on an interim PM moniker.
“We’ll consult again tomorrow (Friday). After the meeting, the NA opposition leader said no name would published until its finalised.
His statement suggested both sides are holding secrets. Riaz confirmed that he had given his candidates’ names with the premier, anticipating things would clear up tomorrow.
“I will meet [NA opposition leader] again tomorrow to consult on the name of caretaker prime minister,” the PM said.
PM Shehbaz would consult his brother Nawaz about the caretaker prime minister.
PM Shehbaz said general elections should be held as soon as practicable and that the ECP, not the caretaker establishment, should hold them.
