ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNI): Anwaarul Haq Kakar took oath as the eighth caretaker prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Monday.
President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath to the caretaker prime minister. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the President’s House.
Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and other dignitaries were present during the swearing-in ceremony.
National Assembly speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, PTI Senator Shehbaz Waseem, PPP’s Faisal Karim Kundi and others also attended the ceremony.
Earlier, in view of his new assignment, Kakar resigned from his Senate seat, and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani accepted the resignation and declared the seat vacant.
The former senator took to the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday to announce his decision.
Kakar, who started his political career in 2008, received his primary education from St. Francis School, Quetta and was later enrolled in the Cadet College Kohat.
He did a Master’s in political science and sociology from the University of Balochistan. Initially, he taught at a school in his native town.
He belongs to the Kakar tribe of Pashtuns who are primarily scattered across north Balochistan.
Besides political activism, Kakar has also remained associated with various think-tanks formulating Pakistan’s foreign policy.
Kakar is a keen observer of geo-political situation in South Asia, especially Afghanistan-Pakistan relations.
He is also on the visiting faculty of Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence University, Islamabad where Kakar delivers lectures on International Relations.
Kakar is fluent in Pashto, Urdu, Persian, English, Balochi, and Brahvi.
Kakar was elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a general seat from Balochistan in the general elections of 2018.
He took oath as senator on March 12, 2018.
He also remained Chairperson for the Committee of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and members of other committees, including Business Advisory Committee, Finance and Revenue, Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology.
He co-launched a new political party Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).
He was nominated for the seat of caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan by the outgoing opposition leader and the outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The appointment made by both of them was immediately ratified by President Arif Alvi who signed the summary making him the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. NNI
