ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah said on Tuesday that there was still a lack of consensus between him and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over the name of the caretaker prime minister.
The comment was made after a meeting between Shah and Abbasi to finalise the name of the caretaker prime minister ended inconclusively. “The prime minister said that the names forwarded by our side are good, but so are the names forwarded by their side,” Shah said after the meeting. “The government has not insisted upon any name as yet,” Shah noted.
The opposition leader said another meeting will be held tomorrow or the day after to follow up on the discussions held today. “We will have further deliberations on the chosen names and try to form a consensus,” Shah said, adding that he hoped the name will be finalised in the next meeting.
“If the matter is not settled in tomorrow’s meeting, the decision may be taken to a parliamentary committee,” Shah said, explaining that both sides will suggest two names each to the parliamentary committee which will then decide the matter.
If the committee also fails to come to a decision, the matter will be referred to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which will then have prerogative to choose any one of the six nominated candidates.
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