Why do we have one and what purpose does it fulfil?

The government completed its five-year term last night and today former Pakistan chief justice Nasirul Mulk is set to take oath as the country’s seventh caretaker prime minister. On the night of May 31 the parliament was dissolved and the country has essentially entered preparation mode for the elections, which are scheduled to be held July 25. After much deliberation between the government and the opposition, on May 28, justice Mulk’s name was finalised for the position of caretaker PM. The question is, why do we need a non-elected individual to run the country for the next two months? Prep mode:In Pakistan, instead of the elected government stepping into ‘caretaker modus’ once its term is complete, as is the norm around the world, non-elected officials are appointed to form an interim caretaker government to oversee matters.