According to two government sources, Macron is anticipated to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his administration by day's end, following inconclusive results from a snap election. They are expected to continue in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is formed.
Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment last year on terror funding charges and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought the death penalty for him.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi administered the oath to Kakar at the Aiwan-i-Sadr, in Islamabad in the presence of many dignitaries including former PM Shehbaz Sharif.
Pakistan has picked Senator Anwar-Ul-Haq Kakar as the caretaker Prime Minister of the country until a new election later this year.
"It has been decided that another round of consultation will be held tomorrow (Friday). Till a name is not finalised no name will be revealed," said opposition leader Raja Riaz after the talks.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to dissolve the National Assembly today after sending a summary to Pakistan President Arif Alvi. The Assembly is being dissolved three days before the government's tenure.
Former Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif's former principal secretary Hassan Fawad are also being considered for the post of caretaker PM of Pakistan.
Several parties, including the coalition partners of the Pakistani government, have opposed Dar's appointment as he is closely linked with the Sharif family.
As reports of PML-N choosing Dar as the next interim PM of Pakistan made the rounds, party leader Khawaja Asif denied such rumours and said that no work has been started on the matter.
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) opined that Dar was "a man from the Sharif family" and was not a suitable fit for the post of caretaker PM, which required a neutral person.
Dar's candidature as caretaker PM is being mulled to ensure the implementation of economic policies as Pakistan's ailing economy received a boost with the $3 billion arrangement with the IMF.
Nasirul Mulk today took oath as Pakistan's seventh caretaker prime minister to oversee the second-ever democratic transition of power in the country
Former Chief Justice Nasir Ul Mulk was on Monday announced as Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister until general elections are held on July 25.
Islamabad, Mar 15: Pakistan's main opposition PML-N party today stepped up the ante in negotiations for choosing a caretaker Prime Minister to oversee the upcoming polls by rejecting all three candidates proposed by the government.
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