Incumbent Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Murree on Wednesday.
The incumbent Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with the recently ousted prime minister and PML-N chief, Nawaz Sharif, to discuss the names of new cabinet members in Murree on Wednesday.
The new cabinet, which was expected to take oath today at 5:30pm in the President House Islamabad, will now take oath on Thursday since the names of cabinet members have not yet been finalised. It will comprise members who have served in Nawaz Sharif's cabinet. Abbasi's cabinet, however, is expected to be smaller than that of his predecessor.
It is unclear whether former interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar — who discussed his grievances with the party in a much anticipated
press conference last week — will be a part of the new cabinet.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who is expected to
take over from Abbasiafter returning to the National Assembly from NA-120, was also present in the meeting.
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The NA-120 seat was left vacant after Nawaz was
disqualified by the Supreme Court from holding the prime minister post, and the Election Commission of Pakistan consequently denotified him as a member of the National Assembly.
Abbasi was
sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan on Tuesday after winning the elections on the same day by bagging 221 votes in the National Assembly.