Pakistan Appoints Caretaker Prime Minister to Oversee Elections
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan appointed Anwaar-ul-haq Kakar as the caretaker prime minister Saturday to run the country and steer it toward national elections, which are to be held within 90 days.
Kakar, a member of the Pakistani Senate, represents the impoverished southwestern Baluchistan province in the lower house of Parliament and is said to be an ally of the powerful military.
The 52-year-old prime minister-des