Imran to continue as Pakistan PM until appointment of caretaker Premier: President Arif Alvi
The Hindu
Imran Khan had “ceased to hold the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan with immediate effect”, the Cabinet Secretariat had issued a notification earlier in the day
Imran Khan will continue to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan until the appointment of a caretaker Premier, according to a notification issued by President Arif Alvi on April 4.
The incumbent Prime Minister shall continue to hold office till appointment of the care-taker Premier, the notification said.
Earlier in the day, the Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification stating that Mr. Khan had “ceased to hold the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan with immediate effect”.
However, under Article 94 of the Constitution, the President “may ask the Prime Minister to continue to hold office until his successor enters upon the office of Prime Minister”.
“Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, shall continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224 A (4) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” the President said on Twitter.
President Alvi had dissolved the National Assembly (NA) on the advice of Prime Minister Khan, minutes after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri rejected a no-confidence motion against the Premier, who had effectively lost the majority in the 342-member lower house of Parliament.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, after taking a suo motu cognisance of the current political situation in the country, said that all orders and actions initiated by the Prime Minister and the President regarding the dissolution of the National Assembly will be subject to the court’s order as he adjourned for one day the hearing of the high-profile case.