Though both the government and the opposition have named their four members each to discuss the caretaker prime minister at the Parliament level, the matter, in all probability, will be decided by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The consultation process between leader of the house and leader of the opposition proved fruitless on Tuesday, constitutionally the last day to do so, Now, the eight-member parliamentary committee, notified by the speaker of the dissolved National Assembly, would seek to name the most suitable person out of the total four names (two each proposed by the prime minister and the leader of the opposition) for the slot of caretaker prime minister.

Given the composition of parliamentary committee, comprising 4 members each from the government and the opposition, emergence of a consensus caretaker PM appears out of the question.The vibes are right, as Ch Nisar Ali Khan told the media on Tuesday that the five-member Election Commission of Pakistan would ultimately decide the caretaker premier’s name.

The PMN-N has not included any name from the JUI-F for the parliamentary committee, apprehending its man may support the other side.The parliamentary committee will have three days (from March 20 to 22) to take some decision. If the committee fails to evolve a consensus on the name, the matter would be referred to the ECP which has two days (from March 23 to 24) to pick up one name.

The PML-N leadership held a marathon meeting on Tuesday and discussed the situation after rejection of nominees by either side. The N also looked at the nomination of caretaker CMs in Sindh and the moves for it in Balochsitan. The meeting expressed reservations over the caretaker CMs matter on the ground that no genuine opposition had been consulted in this regard and the PPP favourite had been put in place.

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif is reaching home from abroad on Wednesday morning and is scheduled to preside over a very important meeting to decide on the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly and the framing of a strategy against the nominated caretaker chief ministers of Sindh and Balochistan. Ch Nisar hinted at moving the court of law against dummy caretaker CMs, following in the footsteps of Tariq Magsi of Balochistan.

Ch Nisar said the PPP was inclined to bargaining on the caretaker premier and the CMs instead of following the constitutional requirements. He said the way the Constitution had been violated in Balochistan and Sindh for caretaker CMs found no example in the world. Nisar said the MQM enjoyed power over the last five years and just days before the end of the tenure, it switched over to the Opposition.