INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PMLN rejects Hasan Askari's appointment as Punjab caretaker CM ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
of Punjab.Speaking to the media, the former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the PMLN would not accept the nomination as free and
parliamentary committee comprising members of the opposition and the government failed to hammer out consensus.Punjab Assembly Speaker had
sent two names each from the outgoing government and the opposition
Names of Admiral (retd) Zakaullah, Justice (retd) Sair Ali were suggested by the government while Prof Hasan Askari and renowned columnist
Ayaz Amir were proposed by the PTI-led opposition.Prof Askari is a political scientist and military analyst, noted for his work in
comparative politics and country's domestic policy.He regularly appeared on news channels to comment on country's political and
