President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as Caretaker Prime Minister.

The President approved the appointment under Article 224 (1A) of the Constitution.

Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar hails from Qilla Saifullah, Balochistan.

He was elected to the Senate in 2018 and has been a very active politician.

He has worked as chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, and as a member of the Business Advisory Committee, Finance and Revenue, Foreign Affairs and Science and Technology.

He also served as the spokesperson of the provincial government prior to his election to the upper house.

Anwar ul Haq Kakar is widely regarded as a great intellectual in the country.

He holds a Master's degree in Political Science, Sociology and is an alumnus of the University of Balochistan.

Earlier, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was nominated as the caretaker Prime Minister after consensus reached between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition leader Raja Riaz during talks in Islamabad today.

According to the Prime Minister office, the Prime Minister and the opposition leader jointly signed the advice and sent it to President Arif Alvi.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the Opposition Leader over his cooperation in the consultation process for nomination of the caretaker Prime Minister. 

Later, talking to the media persons, Opposition Leader Raja Riaz said the name of Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was proposed by him and the Prime Minister agreed to it.

He said the main purpose was that the caretaker Prime Minister should be from a smaller province and a non-controversial personality. He said the aim was also to remove the sense of deprivation of small provinces.

Responding to question, Raja Riaz said that the caretaker Prime Minister is expected to take oath of office tomorrow.

When asked about the caretaker cabinet, he said no discussion was held today on it as the prerogative rests with the caretaker Prime Minister to finalize the names of the caretaker cabinet.