Justice (retd) Yar Muhammad Khan will be sworn in as the caretaker chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday (today), following the end of Chief Minister Gulbar Khan’s tenure and the dissolution of the region’s assembly.
The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Assembly and government were dissolved at midnight on Monday after completing their constitutional mandate. With the dissolution of the assembly, the region’s government was also dissolved, according to an official announcement.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his capacity as Chairman of Gilgit-Baltistan Council, approved the appointment of Justice (Retd.) Yar Muhammad Khan as Acting Prime Minister under Article 48-A(2) of the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018.
A notification issued in Gilgit stated that the caretaker prime minister will take oath in the morning. Justice (retired) Khan, who belongs to Astore, retired as a judge of the Chief Court of Great Britain. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Law from the International Islamic University Islamabad, which he completed in 2008.
