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Pakistan names former chief justice as interim Prime Minister until election

Former Pakistan chief justice Nasir Ul Mulk appointed as interim prime minister until general elections are held on July 25. [Courtesy]

Pakistan on Monday appointed former chief justice Nasir Ul Mulk as interim prime minister until general elections are held on July 25, Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said.

“No Pakistani can lift a finger (against) such a name,” Abbasi told reporters, seated next to opposition leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah.

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