Pakistan senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar named caretaker PM ahead of vote

KARACHI, Pakistan Aug 12: Pakistani senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was named as caretaker prime minister to oversee national elections, the prime minister's office said on Saturday following a meeting between outgoing premier Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz.

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