Pakistan's election commission today proposed July 25-27 as possible dates for holding general elections in the country, media reports said today. Consultations regarding candidates for the post of caretaker prime minister are also ongoing. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held a meeting with Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah regarding the matter last week. Shah has already said that he and the prime minister would finalise the name of the caretaker prime minister by tomorrow and announce it the same day. If the prime minister and the opposition leader fail to reach a consensus on a candidate, they will have to make public three names each.

Source: dna May 21, 2018 16:07 UTC