INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PPP shortlists two names for caretaker PMISLAMABAD: New names have surfaced for the caretaker Prime Minister a
day before the government and opposition are expected to announce their pick for the top slot
Geo TV quoted sources saying that five names are currently under consideration between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and opposition
State Bank governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi, former chief justice of
Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and former State Bank governor Dr Ishrat Hussain
caretaker prime minister, Lodhi will be made caretaker foreign minister.The opposition leader will hold a meeting with PM Abbasi on Tuesday
before they are to announce the name of the caretaker prime minister.The current government is expected to conclude its five-year term on
May 31, after which a caretaker government will be installed to look after the affairs of the state before the new government is elected to
Separately, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is expected to chair a high-level meeting at Zardari House in Islamabad today to discuss
issues pertaining to the caretaker setup.
