Imran Khan nominated former Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed for caretaker PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated former Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the post of caretaker Prime Minister.   Former Chi...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated former Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the post of caretaker Prime Minister.

 

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed - File / Photo: APP

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry said in a statement on social networking site Twitter: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (Retd) Gulzar Ahmed has been nominated for the post of caretaker Prime Minister.

 

Earlier, President Arif Alawi had written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif seeking a suitable name for the post of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224A-1 of the Constitution.
 

The letter asked both the persons to nominate a suitable person for the post of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224A (1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.

He had informed the two leaders that if the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly did not agree to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister, then within three days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, they would nominate both nominees to the National Assembly. Will be immediately referred to the committee constituted by the Speaker.

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The committee will consist of eight members from the outgoing National Assembly, or the Senate, or both, representing the government and the opposition, and will be represented by the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, respectively, under Article 224A (1) of the Constitution. Will be nominated.

On the other hand, PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif has said that he will not be a part of this process as it is illegal.

He said that the President and the Prime Minister have broken the law and the question is how they can contact the opposition.

It may be recalled that the no-confidence motion of the opposition against the Prime Minister was rejected by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri yesterday.

In his address to the nation just minutes after the rolling of the Deputy Speaker, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that he had sent advice to the President to dissolve the Assembly.

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In a statement issued from the Presidency, Dr. Arif Alvi had said that the National Assembly and the Federal Cabinet were dissolved on April 3, 2022 under Article (1) 58 of the Constitution.

The President had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would continue to be the Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224A4 of the Constitution.
Justice (R) Gulzar Ahmed, 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan

Justice (R) Gulzar Ahmed was sworn in as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan on December 21, 2019 and remained Chief Justice of Pakistan till February 2022.

The 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed was born on February 2, 1957 in Karachi in the house of renowned lawyer Noor Muhammad.

According to the Supreme Court website, he received his early education from Gulistan School, Karachi, later went to Government National College, Karachi for graduation, and obtained a law degree from SM Law College, Karachi.

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He started his career as a lawyer on January 18, 1986 and became a lawyer in the High Court on April 4, 1988 and later in the Supreme Court on September 15, 2001.

Justice (R) Gulzar Ahmed was elected Honorary Secretary of Sindh High Court Bar Association from 1999 to 2000.

In her advocacy career, she has served as a consultant for the civil-corporate sector, several multinational and local companies, banks and financial institutions.

Justice (Retd) Gulzar Ahmed was appointed as Judge of Sindh High Court on August 27, 2002 and became the Senior Judge of Sindh High Court on February 14, 2011 and was appointed in the Supreme Court on November 16 of the same year.