CEC summons meeting to nominate caretaker CM Punjab

Dunya News

Speaker Punjab Assembly has forwarded four names to the Election Commission for caretaker CM.

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has summoned a meeting of Election Commission today (Thursday) to nominate caretaker chief minister Punjab.

Chief Election Commissioner will preside over the meeting.

According to Election Commission, Speaker Punjab Assembly has forwarded four names to the commission for the slot of caretaker chief minister Punjab.

Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi and Ayaz Amir are the nominees of opposition while the Punjab government has nominated former naval chief Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah and Justice (retd) Sair Ali for the caretaker chief minister.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has asked secretaries of Punjab and Balochistan assemblies to provide complete data of the candidates.