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Saturday, April 11, 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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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.