ISLAMABAD, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani government and the opposition Monday agreed on the appointment of former Chief Justice of Supreme Court Nasir-ul-Mulk as the caretaker prime minister of the country.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and opposition leader Khursheed Shah announced the decision at a joint news conference after their talks in Islamabad.
"The government and the opposition have ended deadlock over the nomination of the caretaker prime minister and we have agreed to nominate retired Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk as the caretaker prime minister," Shah said.
Nasir-ul-Mulk, who belongs to Swat Valley in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also served as the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan. He belongs to a political family and his father had served as senator in the 1970s. His brother Shuja-ul-Mulk has also served as senator.
The other main opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf also welcomed the appointment of the retired judge and said that the party does not have any objection at the appointment of Nasir-ul-Mulk, the party spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said.
Appointment of the caretaker prime minister is constitutional requirement, who will supervise the parliamentary elections, to be held on July 25. The caretaker government will complete the election process within two months.
The incumbent government will complete its five-year constitutional term on May 31.
The caretaker prime minister will take oath after incumbent Abbasi steps down on May 31.