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The Islamabad High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing until Friday on the appeal filed by Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan challenging his conviction and sentence by a sessions court in the Toshakhana corruption case.

Sharif and Riaz began rounds of meetings to pick a caretaker prime minister following the dissolution of the National Assembly on August 9.

In a collaborative effort, outgoing PM Sharif and the opposition leader have jointly endorsed the appointment of Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar as the caretaker Prime Minister

Pakistans parliament has formally been dissolved and efforts are on to appoint a caretaker prime minister to run the cash-strapped country till general elections are held later this year. President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifs advice, marking an end to the current governments tenure three days ahead of its mandated period.

Khan, 70, was arrested from his Zaman Park home in Lahore on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad trial court found him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana corruption case and sentenced him to three-year imprisonment.

The recent conviction and sentencing of Pakistani opposition leader and prime minister hopeful, Imran Khan, on corruption charges may clear the way for the military establishment to get the results it desires in the upcoming general elections, according to political analysts and insiders.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India wants normal ties with all its neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, and the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment for such an engagement.

Pakistans Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has informed coalition partners that the National Assembly will be dissolved on 9 August, three days before its term comes to an end. This sets the stage for general elections in the country where the current coalition government, facing cash-strapped challenges and economic crises, is ready to fight for re-election.

Pakistan News: The caretaker government system in Pakistan is being viewed with increased scepticism because a majority of caretaker set-ups were neither neutral nor

Former Pakistani Premier Imran Khan's cypher narrative have left the entire world laughing, according to an adviser to US Presidenṭ Joe Biden.