Pakistani senator from Balochistan Awami Party Anwaarul Haq Kakar has been named the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, days after the assembly was dissolved. Kakkar’s name as the caretaker PM was announced on Saturday from the Prime Minister’s Office.

Outgoing PM Shehbaz Sharif and outgoing opposition leader Raja Riaz reached a consensus over Kakar’s name in a meeting on Saturday.

The assembly was dissolved on August 9 setting the stage for a general election in which former PM Imran Khan will not be able to participate. According to the rules, the election will be held within 90 days after the assembly was dissolved.

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Pakistan elections are to be held later this year but only after delimitation. New census results have been approved by the outgoing government, which makes it a constitutional obligation to carry out delimitation before elections.