Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari Behind Deadlock On Caretaker PM

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Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari behind deadlock on Caretaker PM

PM Abbasi, Opposition Leader Shah only performing the role of messenger: Sources

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 23rd May, 2018) The name of caretaker prime minister has not been finalized yet as meetings between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Opposition Leader Khurshid Shah end inconclusively.

According to a report published in a local newspaper, PMLN’s Nawaz Sharif and PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari are behind this deadlock on caretaker prime minister. This is because the prime minister and opposition leader are not authorized to take any decision themselves. They only convey the Names suggested by each party to each other over a cup of tea.

The prime minister and opposition leader are performing the role of a messenger as there is no direct contact between Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari. The report said that the name of caretaker prime minister will be finalized and announced in a day or two.

Sources said that Khurshid Shah kept waiting for Zardari’s call yesterday too. The names discussed on Tuesday include former defence secretary Salim Abbas Jilani. Sources further said that the reason behind deadlock is Nawaz Sharif’s reluctance over the name of any judge or bureaucrat.

However, the government and opposition parties have decided that politicians will announce the final name of caretaker prime minister.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses