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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicCaretaker governments

Topic: Caretaker governments

Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar — teacher-turned-politician from Balochistan appointed Pakistan’s caretaker PM

The Balochistan Awami Party leader will head the govt till a new one is sworn-in after polls in Nov. The caretaker administration under Kakar will have powers beyond governance.

With Imran Khan’s ouster likely, Pakistan could get 8th interim PM. These were the previous 7

Starting with Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi in 1990, Pakistan had 4 interim PMs in 6 years. There have been 3 more since Musharraf, with Nasirul Mulk in 2018 being the most recent.

Caretaker governments may be stopped from announcing policies to woo voters

Election Commission is considering imposing model code of conduct as soon as an assembly is dissolved & not wait for poll announcement.

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India-EU FTA doesn’t mean cars will get cheaper. Read the fine print

A manufacturer can’t just ship kits from the US or China, assemble them in Germany, France or Belgium, and then claim lower duties.

Electronics manufacturing shares rise after Budget 2026 sets aside $4.3 billion to boost sector

Amber Enterprises climbed as much as 6.6%, its biggest intraday gain since 18 August, while Dixon Technologies India advanced 5.6%. Kaynes Technology India gained as much as 5.2%.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.