PML-N nominates Dar as interim PM

Islamabad: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has been nominated by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) as caretaker prime minister on Sunday.

According to Muslim League (N) sources, discussions on the caretaker prime minister are ongoing, and the PPP and other parties were given the go-ahead regarding the choice of Ishaq Dar.

The senior leadership meetings of the PPP and PML-N could result in agreement on Ishaq Dar's nomination, and a meeting of both parties' advisory committees is soon to be scheduled.

A committee led by former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and included of federal ministers Khurshid Shah and Naveed Qamar has been constituted by the PPP to offer advice on the caretaker government issue.

According to sources, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the PML-N, and Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the PPP, met to discuss the appointment of a finance minister.

Additionally, according to PML-N sources, discussions will continue in order to settle on a nominee for the caretaker prime minister.