Islamabad

After undergoing a political crisis, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice, Gulzar Ahmed, as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The announcement was made by the Pakistani Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry. He said Imran Khan made this decision after approval from the PTI's core committee, according to Dawn newspaper.

Gulzar Ahmed's nomination follows a letter written earlier Monday by President Dr Arif Alvi to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to propose names of suitable persons for appointment as caretaker premier under Article 224-A(1 )of the Constitution, the Dawn reported.

This comes a day after the National Assembly deputy speaker disallowed a no-trust confidence motion against Imran Khan. President Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Khan's advice.

Ahmed, who was sworn in as the 27th chief justice of Pakistan on December 21, 2019, served till February 2022. He was born on February 2, 1957, in Karachi.