Little-known senator Kakar sworn in as new Pakistan PM

Little-known senator Kakar sworn in as new Pakistan PM

ISLAMABAD: Little-known senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was sworn in Monday as Pakistan caretaker prime minister to see the country through to an election due in months.
Kakar, 52, takes charge of a country that has been wracked by political and economic instability for months, with Imran Khan -- Pakistan most popular politician -- in jail and disqualified from elections for five years.
Kakar was sworn in by President Arif Alvi on Pakistan Independence Day in a ceremony carried live on TV, having resigned from his post as senator on Sunday.
"I Anwaar-ul-Haq, do swear solemnly... that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan," he said.
Kakar first task will be to choose a cabinet to run the country as it heads into an election period that could last for months.