Following the swearing-in of PM Shehbaz’s cabinet a day ago, PTI’s Taimur Malik has called for a bar on “political appointments of members of caretaker governments”.

In a post on X, he said, “Legal reforms — especially on issues of common interest for all and public good — must be done by the parliament.

“Let’s start with prohibition on political appointments of members of caretaker governments, reform of FIR registration process, prohibition on ban on social media platforms and strict time limits for deciding election appeals etc,” Malik added.

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