Karachi: Premier Shehbaz Sharif has begun negotiations with partner parties to choose a temporary prime minister, according to senior Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira.
Kaira told that the prime minister would consult with the opposition leader after coalition talks.
Kaira’s declaration follows PM Shehbaz’s announcement that the interim rulers will take over next month before the assembly’s term ends.
The ECP will have 90 days to choose an election date when the National Assembly dissolved early on August 12 at midnight.
If the assembly finishes, the ECP must hold elections in 60 days.
The senior PPP leader claimed only politicians can run political offices.
Moreover, He noted that the prime minister is the highest-ranking politician. “If a judge, general, bureaucrat, technocrat, journalist, or any corporate sector employee appointed to it, it will be a disgrace to the post and cannot work.”
Can I nominated to a vacant high court or Supreme Court judgeship? How can I do justice there?” he asked.
Kaira noted the PM’s Office’s many duties.
While, Politicians should be prime ministers, ministers, and chief ministers. These posts are not for others.”
Moreover, Kaira said the election commission has begun revisions based on the old census and may finish in a few days.
The PPP leader said the commission needed four months for new delimitation.
He recommended political parties to legislate electoral reforms shortly following the consultation.
