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ANWAAR KAKAR SWORN IN AS PAKISTAN’S 8TH CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Tuesday, 15 August, 2023 I 27 Muharram, 1445
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STAFF REPORT
NWAARUL Haq Kakar became the 8th interim prime minister of Pakistan after taking oath of the office at the presidency on Monday. Kakar, clad in a grey suit, was administered oath by President Arif Alvi at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-
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Sadr in Islamabad. PM Kakar was presented guard of honour in a ceremony at the Prime Minister House here on Monday. A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan’s armed forces presented the guard of honour. National anthem was also played on the occasion. Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the new prime minister on his arrival. The caretaker
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prime minister met the officers and staff of the Prime Minister House. Outgoing prime minister Shehbaz Sharif felicitated Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on becoming caretaker PM and expressed his best wishes for him. Earlier, outgoing prime minister was also given guard of honour. He reviewed the guard of honour as the contingents of the armed forces presented a salute to him. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar bid farewell to the departing
prime minister. Kakar was announced as the interim premier on Saturday, following meetings between outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition Leader Raja Riaz and several days of speculation about the probable choice for the post. In a statement issued yesterday, the outgoing PM had expressed confidence that Kakar would ensure fair elections. He said the “trust reposed by all parties in Kakar’s name proves their proper choice as the upcoming caretaker PM is an educated person and a patriot”. The ceremony was attended by outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former National Assembly speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, PTI Senator Shehbaz Waseem, PPP’s Faisal Karim Kundi and others.
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