Today is the last day to elect Pakistan's acting PM, know who is ahead in the race?
Pakistan's Caretaker PM: With the dissolution of Pakistan's Parliament, the tenure of PM Shahbaz Sharif also came to an end. Now the power of Pakistan will remain in the hands of the caretaker PM till the next election. But he is yet to be chosen. And today is the last day for that.
Muskan 
The Parliament of Pakistan was to be dissolved on August 9 and it was dissolved at midnight. With the dissolution of the Parliament, the term of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also came to an end. The Parliament of Pakistan was dissolved under Article 58 of the country's constitution. Since the Parliament was dissolved prematurely, there would be 90 days to hold the next elections. In such a situation, due to the absence of a PM in Pakistan at present, a caretaker PM will be elected, who will hold the reins of the country's power until the next PM is elected.
There is a fixed time limit for the caretaker PM to be elected. Today, August 12, this deadline ends. In such a situation, today is the last day to elect the caretaker PM of Pakistan. After the dissolution of the Parliament and the end of Shahbaz's term, the discussion on the name of the caretaker PM for the country started and his name may be announced today. Shahbaz has also confirmed today that the name of the caretaker PM of the country will be decided and announced today itself.
Jalil Abbas Jilani is at the forefront of the race to become the caretaker PM of Pakistan. Before this Jalil has been the former foreign secretary. Jalil has also served as Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner to India, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Australia, and Pakistan's Ambassador to the US and the European Union.
