
After two days of discussion, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday appointed PML-N nominee Mohsin Raza Naqvi as caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab.
This judgement was made by the ECP at a meeting presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja and attended by all four ECP members of the Commission, namely Nisar Ahmad Durrani, Shah Mohammad Jatoi, Babar Hassan Bharwana, and Justice (retd) Ikramullah Khan.
The extraordinary meeting of the electoral watchdog was attended by 15 people, including ECP Secretary Umar Hameed Khan, Special Secretary Zafar Iqbal Hussain, director generals and additional DGs from relevant departments.
According to people close to the situation, the huddle reached a decision after examining all legal and constitutional considerations.
The Constitution's Article 224-A was about to expire.
Mohsin Naqvi, a senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), was named the caretaker chief minister of Punjab province on Saturday. Naqvi, who is also the provincial secretary general of the PML-N, will take over from Shahbaz Sharif, who was ousted from office earlier this month in a corruption scandal.
Mohsin Naqvi Named Punjab Caretaker CM Pakistan
Mohsin Naqvi, a senior BJP leader and former Union minister, has been named the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, according to reports. Naqvi, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, will takeover the reins of the state after the resignation of Amarinder Singh.
Naqvi, who has previously served as the deputy chairman of the BJP's national executive, is a prominent figure in the party's Sikh community. He has also served as the Union minister for tourism, trade and industry, and as the Union minister of state for food processing and industrial development.
Naqvi is a former investment banker and has been a member of the BJP since 1984.
Mohsin Naqvi Named Punjab Caretaker CM Pakistan - Analysis
Mohsin Naqvi, a senior Congress leader and former Union minister, was today named the Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister by the Congress party president Sonia Gandhi. Naqvi is the first Muslim to hold the post.
Naqvi, 66, a three-time MP from the Congress party’s Amritsar seat, will be in charge of the state until a new Chief Minister is appointed, who is likely to be from the ruling BJP.
Punjab is one of the most politically volatile states in the country and has been ruled by the Punjab Congress (CPI) or the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for most of the post-independence history of the country.
Naqvi, who is a lawyer by profession, is also a former reporter with The Hindu newspaper.
Mohsin Naqvi Named Punjab Caretaker CM Pakistan - What this means for Pakistan
Mohsin Naqvi, a veteran BJP leader and former deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, was today appointed as caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, a state that is seen as crucial for the party in the forthcoming general elections. Naqvi, who has been an MP from Amritsar since 1998, is a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has held several key portfolios in the past, including law and justice, rural development, information and broadcasting and state industries.
The appointment of Naqvi as the caretaker CM comes a day after the resignation of Parkash Singh Badal, who was also the Chief Minister of Punjab. Badal, who has been in power in Punjab for over two decades, resigned following a series of controversies, including the rift with the state BJP president, Twarikhdar Singh, who has also resigned.
Mohsin Naqvi Named Punjab Caretaker CM Pakistan - What this means for the PML-N
Mohsin Naqvi, former deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has been named the caretaker chief minister of Punjab, until a new government is formed in the province. Naqvi, who is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, will replace Smriti Irani, who was removed from her post earlier this month following the state's election results. Naqvi has served in various positions in Uttar Pradesh, most recently as deputy chief minister.
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Mohsin Naqvi, a former journalist and parliamentarian from the Indian state of Punjab, has been named the caretaker chief minister of Pakistan. Naqvi, who is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, according to a statement from the BJP. Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi are scheduled to hold talks in New Delhi on Saturday.
Naqvi, who served as the editor of the Indian Express, has a history of activism in Punjab. He has been critical of the Punjab government and the Pakistan military, and has called for greater autonomy for the Indian state of Punjab. In a tweet following his nomination, Naqvi said he was "happy" to be taking on the role of caretaker chief minister.
Naqvi's appointment comes amid a period of heightened tension between India and Pakistan. Earlier this week, Modi accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism, after a series of attacks on Indian military bases in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the attacks.

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