Caretaker cabinet to hold last meeting today
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—The caretaker federal cabinet will hold its last meeting Saturday, to review its performance a day before the new parliament is sworn in on Monday.
The meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro at the Prime Minister Secretariat will review the tasks assigned to it, besides the decision taken during its brief stint in power.
The first meeting of the caretaker cabinet was held on Nov 18, 2007 and had to take crucial decisions including rescheduling of the holding of general election on Feb 18, following the death of Chairperson of PPP Ms Benazir Bhutto.
Under the Constitution the President is empowered to appoint a caretaker cabinet, after the National assembly completes its tenure, or is dissolved, to look after the day to day affairs and hold fresh election within the stipulated time.
The caretaker cabinet is also likely to acknowledge the role of the election commission, law enforcement agencies, the political parties and particularly the people of Pakistan for making the process a success.
It will also appreciate their role for holding of the election on Feb 18 in a free, fair and transparent manner.