A lot of doubts have been raised by Ishaq Dar, the foreign minister, being appointed deputy prime minister.
No reference to the Constitution, regulations, or any other law was mentioned in the Cabinet Division’s notification of the appointment.
What powers Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used to designate Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister has come under scrutiny in light of this.
There are questions about the legal foundation for the deputy prime minister’s nomination as it appears from the notification’s phrasing that rules for the position have not yet been established, according to insiders.
Likewise, the announcement is vague about the deputy prime minister’s proposed authority.
Deputy prime minister would be purely symbolic, according to government sources, and would not be authorized to carry out prime ministerial duties. In Pakistan, the deputy prime minister has previously been nominated.
The PPP administration appointed Chaudhry Parvez Elahi as deputy prime minister.
Observe that Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was appointed deputy prime minister on Sunday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s consent; the Cabinet Division formally announced the appointment.
Dar holds the position of Pakistan’s fourth deputy prime minister. Previous appointments to the position of deputy prime ministers included Parvez Elahi, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Begum Nusrat Bhutto.
