Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani accepts Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s resignation as Senator

ISLAMABAD, August 14 (SABAH): Senate Chairman Mir Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday accepted Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s resignation from the upper house of the Parliament.

The resignation has been accepted as Anawaarul Kakar has sworn in as caretaker prime minister of the country.

A notification issued by the Senate Secretariat on Monday notified Kakar’s resignation.

“Anwaarul Haq Kakar, member Senate of Pakistan, has resigned his seat, as his principled stance of neutrality on becoming the caretaker prime minister, by writing under his hand in person before the Senate chairman,” the notification said.

“The honourable Senate chairman has been pleased to accept the resignation and consequently his seat has become vacant in terms of clause (1) of Article 64 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with effect from August 14,” it added.

A day earlier, Kakar had announced his resignation from the Senate as well as the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).