PTI Chairman Imran Khan de-notified as Prime Minister

The Chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has been de-notified as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

This has been announced by a statement from the Cabinet Division on Sunday after the dissolution of the National Assembly. Under Article 224 of the Constitution of Pakistan, Imran Khan can continue as the Prime Minister for 15 days till the appointment of a caretaker PM, once a notification is issued.

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The media reports said that there is still no clarity over how a caretaker PM will be appointed as the National Assembly has been dissolved. The people who appoint the person, the Opposition leader and the premier, are no longer in office.

The reports further stated that Imran Khan will not be empowered to make decisions during these 15 days that an elected head of the government can make.

The notification from the Cabinet Division said, “Consequent upon dissolution of the National Assembly by the president of Pakistan, in terms of Article 58(1) read with Article 48(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, vide Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs’ SRO No. 487(1)/2022, dated 3rd April, 2022, Mr Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi ceased to hold the Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, with immediate effect.”