Little-known senator Kakar to be sworn in as new Pakistan PM

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 14, 2023 5:14 pm

ISLAMABAD: Little-known senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was set to be sworn in Monday as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister to see the country through to an election due in months.

Kakar, 52, takes charge of a country that has been wracked by political and economic instability for months, with Imran Khan — Pakistan's most popular politician — in jail and disqualified from elections for five years.

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