The National Assembly completed its five-year term on Thursday mid-night while paving a way for next general elections to be held on July 25. The caretaker Prime Minister former Justice Nasirul Mulk will be sworn in today (Friday) in the President House.
The interim prime minister will then form his own cabinet to run day-to-day affairs of the government. The five-year term of the Punjab Assembly and Balochistan Assembly also ended on Thursday mid-night. This is the first time in Pakistan's history that a second consecutive democratic government is completing its constitutional term.
Before the end of the government's tenure, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is scheduled to hold farewell meetings with his staff and other officers. A contingent of Pakistan Armed Forces will present a salute to the Prime Minister as he departs from his office.
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