Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) leaders will have another round of consultations on August 10 (Thursday) to finalize the names for the caretaker Sindh chief minister, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.

The political parties expedited the consultation process after the announcements for the dissolution of the national assembly on August 9 and later provincial assemblies besides the establishment of the caretaker set-ups.

According to sources, MQM-P recommended the names of Shoaib Siddiqui and Younus Dagha, whereas, GDA forwarded the names of Safdar Abbasi, Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi, Fazlullah Qureshi, Rehmatullah Jafri, Hussain Abdullah Haroon and Brig retd Mukhtar for the Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh.

Fazlullah Qureshi is a former bureaucrat and Rehmat Jaffery is a former judge.

The MQM-P’s recommended names include former Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Siddiqui who had also performed duties as secretary in different institutions and Younus Dagha – a renowned industrialist and former federal secretary.

The two parties will hold a meeting tomorrow to elect the caretaker chief minister of Sindh.

After the meeting, leaders of the parties will announce their joint candidate.

The Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Rana Ansar will hold talks with the Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah.

She will present the agreed name to Murad Ali Shah for the slot of caretaker CM.

In July, Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah stated that the Sindh Assembly will remain active till August 13, and will be dissolved after completing the official term.