Earlier leaders from both the ruling PMLN and its coalition partner the PPP had tacitly agreed to consider politicians rather than technocrats to lead the caretaker setup . But despite this the list of five names also features the name of former chief justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani .
Justice Jillani had served as the st CJP from to . Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb insisted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has not chosen or ruled out any candidate for interim prime minister yet . The information minister was asked for comment on reports that Justice Jillanis name was also being considered for the coveted post but she did not respond to Dawns request .
The question of who will be caretaker PM has dominated political discourse in the country for several weeks now with many names being bandied around. For instance a couple of weeks ago Ishaq Dars name emerged as one of the contenders. It was said to have emerged as a two-month-old .
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