Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to be caretaker PM of Pakistan: Opposition

ISLAMABAD: Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was on Saturday picked as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister to govern the cash-strapped country and oversee general elections later this year.

Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of Opposition Raja Riaz finalised his name after two rounds of deliberations over the matter.
Kakar, a lawmaker belonging to Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), will lead a caretaker government until a new election later this year.

Prime Minister Sharif recommended…