Anwarul Haq Kakar has been sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister with an aim of establishing a neutral political set-up till the next general elections in the cash-strapped nation.
Here are 5 facts about Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister:
- Balochistan lawmaker was elected to the Senate in 2018 and has also served as the spokesperson of the provincial government prior to his election to the upper house
- Born in 1971 in the Muslim Bagh area of Qila Saifullah district of Balochistan.
- Anwarul Haq Kakar is a member of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) — a party considered close to the powerful establishment of the country.
- Mr Kakar became the 8th interim prime minister of Pakistan.
- He started his career by teaching in a school in his native town and has done Master’s in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Balochistan.